After a quick stay in Tabriz, here we are in Tehran.
We have not been writing here for a few days because we have been literally overwhelmed by the fantastic Iranian hospitality of Reza, Madhie and Lena and there were always things to do. It is great, after five plus week on the road to get to a place where it feels like home. There could have been no better conclusion to this journey.
It was also a welcome relief for Giulia's stomach, who had been eating the Iranian eggplant-based dish for way too long... (and this was not out of masochism, but more often than not it was the only available veggie option in any restaurant we went)
We have been hanging out with locals, watched the very fashionable Teheranians strut their handbags, scarves and high-heeled shoes in shopping centers and coffee shops, met some acquaintances we had done on the road in Iran, and of course visited a few museums in town (Golestan Museum, National Museum, and the glitzy and fascinating Jewels Museum).
We also spent a lot of time learning about the last 30 years of Iran from Reza and Madhie; overall in this trip we learned so many things about Iran I don't know where to start from (hopefully this blog gives a feeling for it).... For sure we both now wish to spend some time with the Iranian acquaintances we have at home to talk about (and more than before we learned not to believe what you read on your favourite Western media)
Many things to carry home as we will board our flights back to Italy in a few hours....
Gotta go now, while I am blogging here from Faraz's bedroom, Giulia is fashion-shopping like a true Teheranian with Lena....
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We (two travellers from the Netherlands) are about to enter into Iran from eastern Turkey and just discovered your blog. Very nice stories, we very much enjoyed reading them! You have a nice way of describing it, and thanks already for your tip of not going to Masuleh. Reading the new edition of the LP we just picked the location as a must-see....
We are travelling the silk road and will probably also use Stantours for our Tukmenistan visa, they already helped us by acquiring the Uzbekistan visa.
Our stories about Iran will be published on our website but unfortunately for you the text is in Dutch. The photos though are universal :)
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