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Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [661]
Bishapur
It was a very long hot drive across a desert reminiscent of Gila Bend, AZ from Ahvaz to the old city of Bishapur.
This city has the dual function of going down in Roman history as a place of infamy while in Iranian a place of honor.... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [1207]
Na’in & the end of the Persian Journey
We drove from Yazd to Isfahan via Chak Chak and Na’in. Chak Chak was a remarkable site as it is a testament to the power of nature to transform itself. I wrote about Chak Chak in the ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [3001]
Notes from the Necropolis, Persepolis, Estakhr, and Cypress Tree
Today was a fascinatingly rich day spent in the company of the spirits and remains of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid Dynasty. We started with the Necropolis arriving ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [980]
Susa, Haft Tappeh and Chogha Zanbil
We left Kermanshah at 8am, which is a bit early for us, but we knew we had a very long drive to Ahvaz with scheduled stops in Susa, Chogha Zanbil and Shushtar. The beginning of the road was very good and ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [2108]
Hamadan is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is first mentioned in an Assyrian text from Tiglath Pilesir I, around 700 BCE, as a city built by the first Median King, but it may well be much older. It was the capital of the Median ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [1011]
Qadamgah :
Amir had a friend who had a friend who was working on an Ancient Mithra temple outside of Tabriz. We connected with Saede in the foothills outside Tabriz where he showed us a wonderfully constructed beehive temple with a ca. 1 meter occulus.... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [788]
Tabriz
I decided to skip sitting in the car for hours today and driving to Khandovan as I’ve been to Cappadocia, and we will see Azar Shah on the way to Tahkti –el –Soliemann on Friday. I spent the day in town visiting the bazaar ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [794]
Qazvin, Ardabil and Alvaz
I Ieft Tehran and Nilufer to travel for the remainder of the tour around Iran’s World Heritage sites with my new guide and driver, Amir. The drive to Qazvin took a few hours due to fairly intense traffic ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [788]
Rey & Chak Chak: Women of the Mountains
Rey lies south of Tehran and used to be a very important site. Today hardly any Western tourists go there. In fact, in the eight years Nilufer, my guide and translator, has been doing tours, ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 | By krodin | Views [708]
Arriving in Iran & Mt. Damavand
This is my first journey to Iran and I am concerned about what I will find. Our media makes it appear that travel in this country is quite dangerous, but the positive reports from those who had ignored the ... Read more >
Thu, 28 May 2015 | By mullahiran | Photo Gallery
Travelling in this rich Country you will never forget
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Thu, 28 May 2015 | By mullahiran | Views [322] | Scholarship Entry
"But be careful with him. Where he comes from they are all gay." I laughed politely. The Mullah, the Muslim counterpart to a priest, in the main mosque of Isfahan in Central Iran smiled. Thankfully, I had read about the Persian inside joke that the city ... Read more >
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Sat, 7 Mar 2015 | By carrie1la | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients For the fesenjan: 5-6 skinless chicken thighs 1 lemon 2 onions, finely chopped or sliced 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped or crushed with mortar 2 tbsps tomato paste 2 cups water or stock 1 cup pomegranate syrup (or, if making yourself, 2 ...
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Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By jahangard | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 100 gr. green lentil 50 gr. cheetee bean(cranberry bean) 50 gr. red bean 50 gr. white chickpea 100 gr. minced coriander 100 gr. minced parsley 100 gr. minced tareh(chives) 100 gr. minced spinach 100 gr. minced dill 2 medium size onion 4 ...
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Mon, 2 Mar 2015 | By madamemahsa | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients 280g walnuts 2tbs olive oil 1 medium brown onion, diced 2 chicken breasts, diced into small pieces 150ml pomegranate molasses or syrup (available from specialty stores; don’t use juice) 1tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2tbs sugar ...
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