Valfajre 8 - A Christmas gift
25.12.2007 | Fujairah, UAE
When we got the "ticket" from a police officer in Shiraz we thought it would be the nicest "farewell" from Iran. And yet, we didn't have a roughest idea about what was about to happen before we could leave Iranian soil...
Crossing the Gulf on the 22nd
20.12.2007 | Shiraz, Iran
The vessel sails out of Bandar Abbas on the 22nd and 26th of December, the visa expires on 25th. Even if we extend it and depart tomorrow for Choqa Zanbil on Iraqi border to see the ziggurat, we've got only one day for it, followed by 1280 km we have to cover in three days.
Answers, explanations
20.12.2007 | Shiraz, Iran
Throughout the comments I'm happy to read on the page there have appeared some questions. They are only answered in the Slovenian version of this post.
Finally
20.12.2007 | Shiraz, Iran
It's cold. Just a few hours ago the moon in its first quarter was illuminating the sky with an almost blinding light, but now the moonlight seems to plead for the clouds - which have covered up the entire sky like dry saltpan mud, like the thick, tablecloth-like bread they make here - to let some of its light shine through to the desert. It's surprisingly bright. Through the gaps among the clouds, which are hurried across the sky, the stars are shining like sequins on the cloak of a sorcerer. I think I'm probably walking towards west. That's where something is pulling me. I'm taking a journey inside myself.
Deseeeert!!!
16.12.2007 | Yazd, Iran
The mere sight of Esfahan reminded me of familiar places. The plain that we crossed in order to get to the city is a spitting image of the one surrounding Marakesh, my favourite Moroccan city. We weren't impressed by the city at first night, although the traffic is nothing like the one in Tehran. It has been affected by tourism, people only approach you when they have selfish motives to do so. The only exception was Shahab, the reason we grew fond of the city eventually.