we met for breakfast at the anvari hotel and made a goodbye picture in front of the arg of karim khan. alex continued to kerman, ove went to busher and the cyclemasala crew, morgan and battista, and me went straight south towards the persian gulf.
Category: people
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
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
esfahan
after istanbul, esfahan was my next must see city. the nickname of the city is nesfe jahan which means “half of the world”. one of the famous sights is the imam square, here viewed from the terrace of a tea house. another beautiful thing is the zayandeh river which runs through it with its wonderful… Continue reading esfahan
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
doğubeyazıt
…is a town 30 km from the iranian border. murats camping, just below ishak pasha palace, is a meeting place for traveling people and a nice place to take a breath before entering iran. there i met anja & chris. they are on a one year cruise with their newly build up truck. you find… Continue reading doğubeyazıt