Our journey - اصفہان

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Tehran to Isfahan, the inset shows our whole trip.

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Our second and last long coach trip together, from Isfahan to Yazd, again through the desert plateau.

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Two little paintings we brought home.

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An area centered precisely under the dome. Murtaza demonstated the resonance adding to the beauty of the Adhan at this spot. Photos courtesy of Reema Khan

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Shopping for the best bang for the buck, the gift that keeps giving, books. Fantastic printing and imaginative photograpy, I'm jealous.

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A special rooftop restaurant with a view of the city of Yazd, did't get time to explore that :-)

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An, of course, a traditional Yazd dish, Koftay. Huge meatballs, with flavoring from Turmeric, saffron and dill, with rice, nuts and raisins inside according to the chef's taste.

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Yazd city dates from the 5th century CE and was described as the “noble city of Yazd” by Marco Polo. It stands on a mostly barren sand-ridden plain about 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) above sea level.

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The hallway leading to most of the hotel rooms.

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Dad hotel lobby

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Arrival in Yazd after dark. Another classic hotel with a lot of history.

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With a chocolate chip!

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Our coaches pulling into a rest area. We were seasoned travellers by now.

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After hanging a right at Naein, we proceeded toward Yazd and the sunset in the desert was a special treat.

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Naein also written as Nain, is a busy industrial town famous for its carpets, wool textile and home made pastry (copachoo) More than 3,000 years ago the Persians learned how to construct aqueducts underground (qanat in Persian: کاریز) to bring water from the mountains to the plains. In the 1960s this ancient system provided more than 70 percent of the water used in Iran and Nain is one of the best places in the entire world to see these qanats functioning.

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