one of the most influential poets of persia is hafez. his tomb in shiraz is a frequently visited place by iranians and his poems are cited in persian traditional music. people are trying to find answers or seek help for decisions through reading verses by hafez. the tomb is surrounded by wonderful gardens, flower beds, and… Continue reading hafez
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persepolis
the way from yazd to shiraz lead again through desert like areas. though blessed with beautiful sunsets and starlit skies at night it was hardly enjoyable because of the cold. after one last mountain pass over 2000m, it slowly got better. 60km before shiraz i reached the ancient site of persepolis once the capital of the persian empire… Continue reading persepolis
farewell party in yazd
on our search for a restaurant we stumbled upon a place similar to our hostel and soon to opened as such. but before the opening the owner promised us a party with everything other iranian parties are missing. okay! we didn’t really believe in what we were promised but wouldn’t miss even the slightest chance… Continue reading farewell party in yazd
silk road people
there are not many places in iran which match your idea of a hostel of what you’re used to when traveling europe. so it’s inevitable that you run across some people you met before sooner or later. in yazd i met again with marteen from belgium and ove from norway. oh and of course the… Continue reading silk road people
desert tour
there are some ancient sites around yazd which are better reached by car. we organised some people from the hostel and phoned a driver. the next morning at 8 o’clock we first drove to meybod to take a look at at an old pre islamic castle. since there was a class of schoolgirls visiting with… Continue reading desert tour
yazd at night
…below the kabir jaame mosque
yazd
the promise of a warm shower made me cycle the last 150 km to yazd in one day. it started to rain just when i pedaled into the city. but it took me another hour to get to the hostel. i had to ask 5 taxi drivers, 7 pedestrian and 9 clerks before i got… Continue reading yazd
camels
on the way to my camping spot a familiar green truck overhauled and honked. there ain’t that much honking, overhauling trucks out there that i like, this one is an exception… we stopped for a quick chat on the side of the road and i received one of their “frog” – buttons. we said goodbye… Continue reading camels
toudeshk
the road from esfahan looked like this for miles… …with nothing but a few villages on its way. it was nice to be back in the saddle without any mountain in the way for a change. after arriving in toudeshk and the already normal procedure of asking a handfull of people for directions, some phonecalls… Continue reading toudeshk
goodbye esfahan
after a week of relaxing in esfahan i was eager to get back on my bicycle to continue to yazd. i had a wonderful last day with amelie and till which i first met in turkey. we walked around the imam square, paid a last visit to the tea house and then went to see… Continue reading goodbye esfahan