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Iran’s famous flatbread
Iran’s famous flatbread
A ‘national sport’ to get the freshest bread at the dinning table
Sander van Dijk
Apr 11, 2016
The ‘friendship alleys’ of Yazd
The ‘friendship alleys’ of Yazd
So narrow that one is obliged to become friends
Sander van Dijk
Apr 10, 2016
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
Sander van Dijk
Apr 10, 2016
Exploring Iran’s early religion: Zoroastrianism
Exploring Iran’s early religion: Zoroastrianism
Mohammed educates us on Zoroaster and ‘Ahura Mazda’
Sander van Dijk
Apr 9, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 9, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 9, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 8, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 8, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 6, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 6, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 6, 2016
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…
Sander van Dijk
Apr 6, 2016
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