Saturday, October 30, 2010

Record of Event during my Persia visit

Day One- Flew into Mashhad; Took a Taxi to Neyshabur- saw Khayyam’s Mausoleum, Attar’s Mausoleum, Kamal-ol-Mulk’s Mausoleum, Took Night Bus to Tehran.

Day Two- Reached Tehran; Visited Jamshediye Park, Golestan Palace and Ayatollah Khomeini’s Mausoleum; Slept in Tehran

Day Three- Bus to Chalus- through the Alborz Mountains; Shared Taxi to Rasht- alongside the Caspian; Taxi to Masuleh; Walk in Masuleh; Slept therein

Day Four- Early Morning Walk in Masuleh; Shared Taxi to Fouman; Shared Taxi to Rasht; Night Bus to Kerman- via Qazvin, Tehran, Qom, Yazd and Rafsanjan.

Day Five- Reached Kerman, Walk in Kerman Bazar; Trip to Kaluts; Night Stay in Kaluts Desert.

Day Six- Visit to Salt River, Back to Kerman; Another Visit to Kerman Bazar; Evening Bus to Yazd, Reached Yazd and a small walk, Slept in Yazd.

Day Seven- Morning Trip to Narin Castle, Chakmak Fire Temple, A Barren Mud-city; Trip to Tower of Silence and Yazd Fire Temple; Walk in the Old Yazd City; Taxi to Shiraz- stopped at Pasargade Gate and Slept in the car.

Day Eight- Visited Pasargad, Necropolis and Persepolis; Drove to Shiraz- visited various sites including Saadi and Hafez Tombs; Night Bus to Isfahan.

Day Nine- Reached Isfahan, Visited the Imam Maidan, Bridges, Armenian Quarters; Slept in Isfahan

Day Ten- Morning Walk to See the Jameh Mosque and Old Jameh Mosque; Bus to Kashan; Reached Kashan; Quick tour to a few historical houses; Slept in Kashan

Day Eleven- Visited Fin Park, Sialk, Other Historical Houses, and Mosques; Slept in Kashan.

Day Twelve- Taxi to Abyaneh and Back; Bus to Qom; Visited Qom- Fatima-al Masumeh shrine; Overnight bus to Mashhad

Day Thirteen- Reached Mashhad; Visited Imam Reza Shrine, Tous, Nadir Shah Mausoleum; Slept in Mashhad

Day Fourteen- Trip to Kang and Abardeh Villages; a Quick trip to Imam Reza Shrine; Shopping; Slept in Mashhad

Day Fifteen- Early Morning Taxi to Airport; Flew Back to Kandahar

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