it was a pleasant suprise with how little difficulties the bicycle was checked in at the port after what i’ve heard from ove and his trouble with his motorcycle. they didn’t even charge an extra. once on board i settled myself on one of the benches to go to sleep. which was more difficult than… Continue reading check out iran 22pm
Category: music
orchestra music festival
on the way back from the havez tomb we stumbled upon a poster of a music festival. we stepped inside the building just to get information but found ourselves in the concert hall five minutes later listening to traditional persian music. afterwards we met for dinner before leaving shiraz the next morning.
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
tabriz
most iranians have to buy their train tickets some days in advance otherwise they have only a chance to get one over a waiting list. as tourist i was told that it was too late for me to take the train in the evening but i could purchase my ticket early the next morning. i… Continue reading tabriz
what to do when it rains
it started to rain before i found a place for the night. i was just passing a store with a roofed terrace where some guys were about to grill. i joined them and as the rain was pouring down next to us we had grilled meat (grilled cheese for me) with bread, tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoni and… Continue reading what to do when it rains
istanbul
we tried to stay off the big roads leading to istanbul as much as we could. it took a little longer but we felt much safer this way. just inside the city i got a flat tire and as we stopped johannes was passing by. he was working in bukarest for a few month and… Continue reading istanbul
the veils
we found a sleeping place on the beach and after a good meal we soon crawled in our sleeping bags. after some time loud rock music fılled the air. after i was lying awake for some time i wanted to know where it’s coming from. soon after i found myself in front of a stage… Continue reading the veils
thessaloniki
after i spent the rest of the night on the promenade close to a reggae club ship like the hoppetosse in berlin i started looking for the general post office where a package from berlin was waiting for me with a couple of new copies of my album and my new credit card. after i… Continue reading thessaloniki
athens
after arriving in athens everything went a bit crazy. i was trying to organize a way to get to thessaloniki by ferry, train or bus. the ferry would have taken too long, after finally reaching the right train station i was told that it was impossible to take ones bicycle on the train. a slight… Continue reading athens