Thursday, June 14, 2007


The statue of Homa at Persepolis.

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Monday, June 11, 2007

Standing Pillar at Persepolis


A standing pillar at Persepolis. Our tour guide there said that one of the full-standing pillars (not sure if this one or another one) in Persepolis was actually re-assembled back together from the remains with the aim of Shapur Shahbazi, an expert in Achaemenid Archeology.

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Sunday, June 10, 2007

Persepolis


A portal in Takht-e-Jamshid, or Persepolis.

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Friday, June 08, 2007

The Ceiling of Baba Taher's Tomb


This is the ceiling of Baba Taher's Tomb in Hamedan. The atmosphere was very nice, with a dervish singing Baba Taher's poems.

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Thursday, June 07, 2007

Bread in Darake



خیلی چسبید...هوا یک کم خنک، نان داغ و شکم خیلی گرسنه... کوچه باغ های درکه

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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz



Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque is probably not one of the top items in the must-see list for Shiraz' attractions, but it is definitely underrated!

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