Quelques jours passés à Heidelberg chez Phildar et Carolina avec les potes des Skallumés (groupe-icône culte de toute une génération d’ESSTINinens). Rien de vraiment phénoménal à raconter, si ce n’est la joie de passer la nouvelle année avec des amis que je n’avais pas vu depuis un bail pour certains et cela faisait énormément plaisir [...]
Earlier on this month, I got contacted through Facebook (my profile is here) by an old friend of mine with whom I’ve been travelling to Benin 3 years ago. The occasion for me to remember these goold old days.
Here we are. My 7 posts long report from my trip in Iran is over. I hope you enjoyed it, and the pictures (if so, leave a comment here :)). Here is a recap, with all the links : #1 : Getting to Iran #2 : Kashan, suffocating #3 : Esfahan, easy-going, visual, elegant + [...]
Tehran. Final (4 days long) step of our trip. We flew from Yazd with Iran Air. Service was good, and flight went smooth. 1h20, 800 kms, 23 US $ (yes yes). We arrived by night straight to our Hospitality Club host. A really nice guy. To be honest, I don’t really know what about starting [...]
Back from Persepolis, one more night in Shiraz, and we were heading to Yazd.
The main reason we were going to Shiraz was Persepolis, the last remainin ruins from the Achaemenid Empire. About 2 500 years old. So we left very early in the morning, by public transportation to reach the place.
Without any other transition than a 7 hours bus trip by night, we arrived to Shiraz. Tough change compared to the Half of the World.
Si Oh Seh bridge, under Blue Mosque, B/W Closer shots Blue mosque, from under Si Oh Seh, by night Sunset
Second stop, in Esfahan, where our trip really started.
Our first step of the trip. Kashan, small city south/south east and 4 hours by bus from Tehran (only) 150 000 inhabitants. A first rigorous stop in a very traditional city, where the only coloured clothes you see in the street are the ones from (very few) foreign tourists. Black everywhere. (A bit) frightening. But [...]
As you probably know (if you’re reading Follow the Way regularly :)), I’ve been 2 weeks in Iran on holidays, with a swiss friend (whose female point of view is also interesting). 2 weeks in a totally crazy country, far far away from all the stereotypes we could have from our western civilizations. Let’s go [...]
Tea on the top of the World Imam Square/Esfahan/Iran/July07/followtheway.info more to come soon
Just a small post to tell y ou that everythig is OK here in Iran. I am actually in Esfahan, since 3 days and 1 more. Words are missing to describe the Imam square, the blue Mosques and endless bazars. Hopefully my camera is pretty much often ON. No pictures for the moment, but don’t [...]
7 hours before taking the bus to Qazvin. Two weeks in Iran. Qazvin so, then Qom (one of the oldest Holy cities of Islam), Kashan, Esfahan, Yazd, Shiraz, Persepolis and finally Tehran. Then flying back to Yerevan :) Hospitality club powered :) And I will try to meet Romain in Esfahan. I don’t really know [...]
Here some pictures from my stay in Tbilisi last week. As usual, it was too short (4 days), we didn’t had time to travel outside the city. But nevermind, I loved hanging around the ethnic districts, jewish, azeri, armenian, all the small junk streets. I’m definitely under the spell of this city. So much different [...]
Hi there. just arrived in Tbilissi for a few days vacations. The city is really amazing. Totally different from Yerevan, much more european indeed. And people here seems crazzy. I’m really looking forward to discover this culture a bit more in deep. Will come back in Armenia in the end of the week :)