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A collection of my blogs and entries from my travels across Korea, Asia, Europe, and around the World, also including entries published on the Daegu Blogsite

22/11/2024

Iran Blog : Isfahan Shah Square was the worlds largest polo field. It is topped at one end by the Shah Mosque, the private Sheikhlotfollah Mosque for Royals with a peacock sundial. The outer walls house the bazaar

[Shah Abbasi Mosque, Iran] This morning would be the full day tour of Isfahan the old capital of Iran. We would be spending time in Shah Square and the morning heat was already warming up to the high of about 30 degrees. Window Lights Exterior Arches Arch View ...

21/11/2024

Iran Blog : Isfahan under the historic Khaju Bridge locals gather on a Friday night to sing folk songs and dance, not the image media portrays after Friday prayers. May have started as a form of secret protest but is now part of local culture

[Khajoo Bridge, Iran] Night Entertainment Having left the Si-O-Se Pol bridge we continued to the second historic Khaju Bridge. Stopping by locals stores I was able to get some kajoor (date stuffed) bread for 450,000 ($0.90 cents US) Kajoor Bread Bikes We al...

20/11/2024

Iran Blog : Isfahan - Armenian Church in the old town of Jalfa had closed at 5pm, Si-O-Se Pol traditional bridge on the now dried up river

[Si-o-Se Pol Bridge, Iran] Main Square Leaving the Metro (see prior entry & on TheMetroBlog) we were walking towards the Armenian Quarter. Many Armenians were invited to settle in the capital of Isfahan and were on the south side of the river Cyclist Church ...

19/11/2024

Iran Blog : Isfahan Metro. Last of the three metro systems I visited. Not the image of a country under 45 years of sanctions to have clean modern metros in major cities when Toronto is six years behind opening the Eglinton LRT

[Enghelab Metro Station, Iran] As the Church in the Armenian Quarter had closed at 5pm we had time to explore the Isfahan Metro. We started at Imam Hussein Station. Train Arrives Polo Figure Interior Bricks Reflections It was similar to the other Iranian ...

18/11/2024

Iran Blog : Drive from Yazd to Isfahan, Hasht Behesht Palace

[Khajoo Hotel, Iran] Highway Signs We left our Yazd hotel in the old town at 9am and were going to continue our drive north to Isfahan where we would be for the next two nites. It was going to be a four hour drive heading north west to Isfahan. In some ways the town hi...

15/11/2024

Iran Vlog : Zurkhaneh (زورخانه) is a traditional Iranian sport that uses stretching, weighted pins, and chains. This was a short demonstration at Saheb Al-Zaman Zurkhaneh in Yazd. Also some traditional singing at Khaju Bridge in Isfahan

Zurkhaneh (زورخانه) is a traditional Iranian sport that uses stretching, weighted pins, and chains. This was a short demonstration at Saheb Al-Zaman Zurkhane...

14/11/2024

Iran Blog : Yazd - Juma (Friday) Mosque, Old town and Bazaar, Amir Chaghmagh complex

[Amir Chaghmagh Complex, Iran] Jumah Mosque Upon arriving in the central town of Yazd and our morning tour of the Zoroastrian sites outside town we had returned to our hotel to rest to 5pm to wait for the afternoon heat to die down. The hotel also had a roof restaurant...

13/11/2024

Iran Blog : Zoroastrian heritage in Yazd. Towers of Silence where bodies were left to decompose. Zoroastrian Museum. Dowlat Abad gardens Governors residence

[Zoroastrians Towers of Silence, Iran] This morning in our Yazd hotel we had traditional foods such as bean soup and naan which helped with my sore throat. We were going to drive to the outside of town to the Tower of Silence which were Zoroastrian burial sites. Doorway ...

12/11/2024

Iran Blog : Drive from Shiraz to Yazd. Traditional highway truck stop for lunch, hotel in Yazd old town

[Fazeli Hotel, Iran] Leaving Persepolis and Pasargardae we were continuing our drive north east to Yazd. I was still sick from the Shiraz Hotel AC so sitting in the back with the car window half open so as not to get more sick from the car AC Highway Signs Highway ...

11/11/2024

Iran Blog : Persepolis & Pasargadae archaeological sites dating back 2500 years. It was the morning after the missile attack, everything was business as usual but I was quite sick from the hotel AC so couldnt explore properly

[Persepolis, Iran] Carrying Offerings Today we were leaving Shiraz my southernmost stop and starting the slow drive north back to Tehran over the 12 day trip. Leaving Shiraz our first stop today would be to the ancient archaeological site of Persepolis. I had become qu...

07/11/2024

Iran Blog : The Tehran Metro is knows as Iran's premier metro but I was surprised to learn many more towns had metros. Shiraz is building its own two line metro. Line 1 is complete and line 2 under development. Again this is not the image of a country under 45 years of sanctions to be building so many metro lines when Toronto is 5 years behind opening the Eglinton line.

[Valiasr Sq. Station, Iran] The Tehran Metro is knows as Iran's premier metro but I was surprised to learn many more towns had metros. Shiraz is building its own two line metro. Line 1 is complete and line 2 under development. Again this is not the image of a country under 45 yea...

06/11/2024

Iran Blog : Exploring Shiraz Pt 2 - Vakil Baths, Arg E-Karimkhan citadel with private baths, Ibn Ali Hamza Tomb, Hafez Tomb

[Vakil Bazaar, Iran] Baths Continuing the morning walkabout as the heat was rising was to the Vakil complex. Vakil in Persian and Urdu means (lawyer) and the ruler was known as the lawgiver. First was the Vakil Mosque which was 2,500,000 entry ($5 USD) but I did not wa...

05/11/2024

Iran Vlog : Exploring Shiraz Pt 1 - Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque with coloured windows, Narenjestan House home of the former Governor with mirrored rooms similar to the Palaces, Shiraz Bazaar and Caravanserai

[Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Iran] Coloured Glass This morning was my first full day in Shiraz in the south of Iran having taken a domestic flight from Tehran last night. This was the southernmost point of the trip and there was a temperature jump with daily temperatures in ...

04/11/2024

Iran Blog : Last day in Tehran - Tehran Bazaar, Azadi Tower, nervous domestic flight to Shiraz in an old 90s plane

[Azadi Square, Iran] Winding up in Tehran on day 2 we visited the Tehran Bazaar in the central area. This takes up a large section of the city centre much like the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Tehran Bazaar Bazaar Entrance There are many street vendors on the outside cr...

01/11/2024

Iran Blog : The Golestan Palace is the main palace in Tehran consisting of the Marble Throne, Iranian Paintings Museum, Main Palace, Wind Tower with a rudimentary AC type cooling system, and Folk Costume Museum. There is elaborate and ornate glasswork inside and tilework design outside

[Golestan Palace, Iran] Main Hall The main palace in Tehran is the Golestan Palace in the city centre. Like the Saadabad Palace in north Tehran your ticket is based on which buildings you want to visit rather than one general ticket. The building is one long structure ...

31/10/2024

Iran Blog : The Carpet Museum had many tapestry type carpets. The National Museum of Iran shows the various rulers over the centuries while the Islamic Museum has ceramics, pottery, tilework. We wanted to visit one of the many Jewish Synagogues but were not able to schedule an appt

[National Museum of Iran, Iran] My second full day in Iran I was still sleeping funny hours. Iran is actually on a 30 min different time zone from the regular hourly time zones. At breakfast I met the Australian ladies again the first foreigners I had met. Iranian Culture ...

30/10/2024

Iran Blog : The former US Embassy in Tehran which was the site of the 1979 hostage crisis and downtown walk

[Former U.S. Embassy, Iran] Statue of LIberty Leaving Taleghani Metro station we were now outside the former US Embassy which has a large footprint at this intersection. This was the site of the American hostage crisis in 1979 and has been featured in many movies and d...

29/10/2024

Iran Vlog : Iran has a well developed network of Metros in major cities such as Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, Qom, maybe the most for any Middle Eastern country. This is not the image we have in the west of country under 45 years of sanctions. Here is a quick tour of Tehran Metro, Shiraz Metro, and Isfahan Metro. PLS leave a like on YT as the algorithm buries videos

Iran has a well developed network of Metros in major cities such as Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, Qom, maybe the most for any Middle Eastern count...

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