Thursday, 2. June 2011
Iran: Isfahan
oboehm, 15:18h
Continued from: Hamadan - Isfahan
As I wrote this lines in my (paper) notebook we were sitting in a tea house right in the bazaar which is pretty smoky and is attended by all the locals (and in former times by our leader). The bazaar itself is several kilometers long and you can easily be lost in it. Before we had visited some sight seeings around the Naghsh-e-Jahan Square. The mosques around this place have a turbulent past and served as role models for other mosques.
We stay three days at the Abbasi Hotel where you can can think you live in another world. Esfahan (and the hotel) was one of the highlights of our tour. We visited the Shaking Minaretts, some churches in the Armenian Quarter (e.g. the All Savior's Cathedral).
When we go in the late evening to the Naqsh-e Jahan Square (also known as "Shah Square" or "Imam Square") there was so much life on this place. Several times we were asked what we think about the Iran. Most of the people were students but also other peoples (e.g. one who works for the army) spoke to us.
Next section: Isfahan - Persepolis - Shiraz
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As I wrote this lines in my (paper) notebook we were sitting in a tea house right in the bazaar which is pretty smoky and is attended by all the locals (and in former times by our leader). The bazaar itself is several kilometers long and you can easily be lost in it. Before we had visited some sight seeings around the Naghsh-e-Jahan Square. The mosques around this place have a turbulent past and served as role models for other mosques.
We stay three days at the Abbasi Hotel where you can can think you live in another world. Esfahan (and the hotel) was one of the highlights of our tour. We visited the Shaking Minaretts, some churches in the Armenian Quarter (e.g. the All Savior's Cathedral).When we go in the late evening to the Naqsh-e Jahan Square (also known as "Shah Square" or "Imam Square") there was so much life on this place. Several times we were asked what we think about the Iran. Most of the people were students but also other peoples (e.g. one who works for the army) spoke to us.Next section: Isfahan - Persepolis - Shiraz
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