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In October 2017 I spent three weeks in this beautiful country. I was amazed by the friendliness of its people and by all these wonderful colors and patterns. We followed the classical route from Teheran to Kashan and Yazd. Visited Persepolis before taking a comfortable night train from Shrias back to Teheran, only to change into the next train to Sari.

Masjid-i Imam
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
Masjid-i Imam 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
woman on Pol-e Khāju
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
woman on Pol-e Khāju 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
view over the ruins of Persepolis
			
			2017 | Persepolis | Iran
view over the ruins of Persepolis 2017 | Persepolis | Iran
sentinel
			
			2017 | Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae | Iran
sentinel 2017 | Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae | Iran
view on the Alborz mountain range
			
			2017 | near Pichebon | Iran
view on the Alborz mountain range 2017 | near Pichebon | Iran
view on dome of Madrasa Shah Kamaliya
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
view on dome of Madrasa Shah Kamaliya 2017 | Yazd | Iran
woman at holy shrine
			
			2017 | near Kashan | Iran
woman at holy shrine 2017 | near Kashan | Iran
potter
			
			2017 | Meybod | Iran
potter 2017 | Meybod | Iran
ice cream
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
ice cream 2017 | Yazd | Iran
young men with their motorbikes in the dunes
			
			2017 | near Kashan | Iran
young men with their motorbikes in the dunes 2017 | near Kashan | Iran
herbs
			
			2017 | Shiraz | Iran
herbs 2017 | Shiraz | Iran
at the closed bazaar
			
			2017 | Kashan | Iran
at the closed bazaar 2017 | Kashan | Iran
landscape
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
landscape 2017 | Yazd | Iran
flock of sheep
			
			2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
flock of sheep 2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
mineral spring
			
			2017 | Badab-e Surt | Iran
mineral spring 2017 | Badab-e Surt | Iran
Masjed-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Natanz | Iran
Masjed-e Jameh 2017 | Natanz | Iran
woman on Pol-e Khāju (Bridge)
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
woman on Pol-e Khāju (Bridge) 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
at Masjed-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
at Masjed-e Jameh 2017 | Yazd | Iran
star pattern
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
star pattern 2017 | Yazd | Iran
detail of a sculpture
			
			2017 | Persepolis | Iran
detail of a sculpture 2017 | Persepolis | Iran
glass bottles on the top of a wall
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
glass bottles on the top of a wall 2017 | Yazd | Iran
fabric merchant at the bazaar
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
fabric merchant at the bazaar 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
woman with child
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
woman with child 2017 | Yazd | Iran
caravanserai
			
			2017 | Meybod | Iran
caravanserai 2017 | Meybod | Iran
Masjid-i Imam
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
Masjid-i Imam 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
view from the train
			
			2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
view from the train 2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
old woman
			
			2017 | Abyaneh | Iran
old woman 2017 | Abyaneh | Iran
boys playing in the street
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
boys playing in the street 2017 | Yazd | Iran
at Masjid-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
at Masjid-e Jameh 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
IKEA at the bazaar
			
			2017 | Teheran | Iran
IKEA at the bazaar 2017 | Teheran | Iran
station boss
			
			2017 | between Teheran and Sari | Iran
station boss 2017 | between Teheran and Sari | Iran
former zoroastrian undertaker (or rather uptaker)
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
former zoroastrian undertaker (or rather uptaker) 2017 | Yazd | Iran
shadow play
			
			2017 | Chak-Chak | Iran
shadow play 2017 | Chak-Chak | Iran
at Golestan Palace
			
			2017 | Teheran | Iran
at Golestan Palace 2017 | Teheran | Iran
donkey carrying apples
			
			2017 | Abyaneh | Iran
donkey carrying apples 2017 | Abyaneh | Iran
Zurkhaneh
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
Zurkhaneh 2017 | Yazd | Iran
women shopping swimming costumes
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
women shopping swimming costumes 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
donkey
			
			2017 | Abyaneh | Iran
donkey 2017 | Abyaneh | Iran
mosque with floral pattern
			
			2017 | Shiraz | Iran
mosque with floral pattern 2017 | Shiraz | Iran
old structure at Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
old structure at Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum 2017 | Yazd | Iran
Pol-e Khāju (Bridge)
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
Pol-e Khāju (Bridge) 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
tower of silence (place of judge)
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
tower of silence (place of judge) 2017 | Yazd | Iran
fabric merchant at the bazaar
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
fabric merchant at the bazaar 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
men underneath Pol-e Khāju
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
men underneath Pol-e Khāju 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
woman
			
			2017 | Maran | Iran
woman 2017 | Maran | Iran
landscape
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
landscape 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
woman with child at train station
			
			2017 | Firouz Khou | Iran
woman with child at train station 2017 | Firouz Khou | Iran
bus in landscape
			
			2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
bus in landscape 2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
dune
			
			2017 | near Kashan | Iran
dune 2017 | near Kashan | Iran
two women at Masjid-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
two women at Masjid-e Jameh 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
Masjed-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Natanz | Iran
Masjed-e Jameh 2017 | Natanz | Iran
at Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
at Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum 2017 | Yazd | Iran
at Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
at Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum 2017 | Yazd | Iran
women at holy shrine
			
			2017 | near Kashan | Iran
women at holy shrine 2017 | near Kashan | Iran
badgir (wind catchers)
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
badgir (wind catchers) 2017 | Yazd | Iran
shadow play
			
			2017 | Chak-Chak | Iran
shadow play 2017 | Chak-Chak | Iran
ferris wheel
			
			2017 | between Isfahan and Yazd | Iran
ferris wheel 2017 | between Isfahan and Yazd | Iran
woman with stick
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
woman with stick 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
old woman
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
old woman 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
BBQ at our Homestay
			
			2017 | Maran | Iran
BBQ at our Homestay 2017 | Maran | Iran
at Golestan Palace
			
			2017 | Teheran | Iran
at Golestan Palace 2017 | Teheran | Iran
Masjid-i Imam
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
Masjid-i Imam 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
city view
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
city view 2017 | Yazd | Iran
ceiling at Masjid-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
ceiling at Masjid-e Jameh 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
hiking trail
			
			2017 | between Maran und Pichebon | Iran
hiking trail 2017 | between Maran und Pichebon | Iran
old pigeon tower
			
			2017 | Meybod | Iran
old pigeon tower 2017 | Meybod | Iran
man at train station
			
			2017 | Firouz Khou | Iran
man at train station 2017 | Firouz Khou | Iran
Masjid-i Imam
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
Masjid-i Imam 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
dune
			
			2017 | near Kashan | Iran
dune 2017 | near Kashan | Iran
landscape
			
			2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
landscape 2017 | between Shiraz and Teheran | Iran
goats and sheep on the hiking trail
			
			2017 | between Maran and Pichebon | Iran
goats and sheep on the hiking trail 2017 | between Maran and Pichebon | Iran
vault at the bazar
			
			2017 | Kashan | Iran
vault at the bazar 2017 | Kashan | Iran
at the bazaar
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
at the bazaar 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
in Garmarud
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
in Garmarud 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
at Masjid-e Jameh
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
at Masjid-e Jameh 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
house on a slope
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
house on a slope 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
BBQ at our homestay
			
			2017 | Maran | Iran
BBQ at our homestay 2017 | Maran | Iran
girls
			
			2017 | Yazd | Iran
girls 2017 | Yazd | Iran
man on donkey
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
man on donkey 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
Village Garmarud
			
			2017 | Garmarud | Iran
Village Garmarud 2017 | Garmarud | Iran
holy shrine
			
			2017 | near Kashan | Iran
holy shrine 2017 | near Kashan | Iran
at the bazaar
			
			2017 | Isfahan | Iran
at the bazaar 2017 | Isfahan | Iran
a flock of sheep
			
			2017 | between Pichebon and Garmarud | Iran
a flock of sheep 2017 | between Pichebon and Garmarud | Iran