Journey in Iran in summer of 2006

Friday, July 21, 2006

Discovering the North

The north part of Iran near the Caspian Sea has a magnificent nature: mountains, valleys, rivers, forest.
With my brother and sister a friend and a guide we visited many villages near by Chalooss road. This was our Itinerary through some pictures:

Dizin
Dizin is a ski resort near Tehran.

Chad-e Chalooss
Kamarbon
Kamarbon is a small village inhabitant just in summer time. A cool breeze braze and a hot sun with a breakfast made of home made cheese, butter, and bread.

Breakfast at a resident of village of Kamarbon


Yoush
Yoush: The house of the great poet Nima Yushij


Bari Abeh
Bari Abe is a road mainly covered with fog crisscrossing the mountains

Kop
When we were passing Kop , a small village on the road, a group of boys saw us taking pictures. They were all excited about it and I took some pictures, they were so happy to see they own picture.

Baladeh
Balade and Kajoor are another villages on the Bari Abe road

Kajour

Dasht-e nazir
Dasht-e Nazir looks like how Kelardash was 10 years ago, still little untouched by the real estate agency

Valasht
Valasht is a lake on the bottom of the mountains close to Marzan Abad. . People can swim, camp boat and fish

Dasht-e Kelardasht
Kelardasht is a vast plain with a cool weather. It has become the country side of Tehran. Many people take refuge to Kelardasht escape the hot summer of Tehran and enjoy the fresh and cool weather in a nearby province. Due to the high flow of tourism, Kelardasht has lost his beauty and his untouched nature.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Tajrish







Tajrish bazar has all sort of different stores.
In Iran we eat lots of fruits. The fruits of so well put next to each other, they look like a picturesque painting.
Nuts also are very popular in summer, preserved in water and sold in 10 pieces called "fal". The nuts are pilled and eaten with some salt.




Rosaries




Being a Muslim country, we can see many merchant of rosary on the street. The colorful of the different stones adds a beauty to the streets.

Belts


In the hot summer, taking a nap is essentiel even for the one who works on the street!

Matches


People are trying to earn your living in different ways. Here is an old man on the street selling boxes of matches.