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Iran’s famous flatbread

Iran’s famous flatbread

A ‘national sport’ to get the freshest bread at the dinning table
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The ‘friendship alleys’ of Yazd

The ‘friendship alleys’ of Yazd

So narrow that one is obliged to become friends
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Rooftops — the views over Yazd’s old city

Rooftops — the views over Yazd’s old city

From the narrow alleys to amazing vistas over Yazd
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Exploring Iran’s early religion: Zoroastrianism

Exploring Iran’s early religion: Zoroastrianism

Mohammed educates us on Zoroaster and ‘Ahura Mazda’
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Yazd’s Magical Jāmeh mosque

Yazd’s Magical Jāmeh mosque

I am not sure what to do with this post really. I must have taken a hundred images of this magical place, and I often think of going back…
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The views from the roof of the Amir Chakhmaq complex

The views from the roof of the Amir Chakhmaq complex

Yazd is an amazing town. It seems they have been able to resist to the modern urbanisation changes that, for example, happened in Tehran…
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The Adobe Sar Yazd Castle

The Adobe Sar Yazd Castle

A good 50km from Yazd lies the Sar Yazd castle, slightly outside the village with the same name. Apparently, it is rather close to the well…
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Yazd’s Dowlat-Abad Garden

Yazd’s Dowlat-Abad Garden

One of the first places we visited in Yazd, after taking the night train from Tehran, was the Dowlat-Abad Garden. Well, ‘garden’ is perhaps…
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On the Streets of Tehran

On the Streets of Tehran

We did spend very little time in Tehran, as a city, it is rather intense, and we were looking forward to spent more time in Yazd and…
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Hanging out on Tabiat Bridge

Hanging out on Tabiat Bridge

Why would you want to hang out on a bridge in Tehran? Well, because the whole thing does not even look remotely like a bridge. Tabiat…
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Persian History in Iran’s National Museum

Persian History in Iran’s National Museum

I am not going to annoy you with a lot of words this time. We kind of rushed trough the National Museum of Iran. Not because we ran out of…
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Exploring Tehran’s Golestan Palace

Exploring Tehran’s Golestan Palace

I have always been fascinated by Iran. Their history, the culture & people and landscapes. For one reason or the other I waited and waited…
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