It was originally decorated with tilework and paintings and served as a teahouse and a place for public meetings.
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A modern tea house along the walk to the Armenian Quarter.
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Archbishop Kesaratsi. Founder of the first printing house in Iran and the Middle East.
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The cathedral consists of a domed sanctuary, much like an Iranian mosque.
Photo courtesy of Reema Khan
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Bright frescoes cover each wall of the church.
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Graves of the notables of the time, army officers, bankers, an English surgeon
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A copy of the Gospel in Armenian.
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Displays in the museum.
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Vank Church, 1606 AD
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Lunch at the hotel prior to pushing off.
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The coaches were awesome, comfortable, good sound systems and the reason for BusNumber2!
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Getting ready for the winter sowing.
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Dry river beds bring back nostalgia for times when the water flowed. Still, the underground rivers called Qanat have been a source of fresh water for millenia.
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A dormant volcano peak.
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This stretch of the highway reminded me of the hills of Jhelum.
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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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After hanging a right at Naein, we proceeded toward Yazd and the sunset in the desert was a special treat.
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Our coaches pulling into a rest area. We were seasoned travellers by now.
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With a chocolate chip!
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Arrival in Yazd after dark. Another classic hotel with a lot of history.
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Dad hotel lobby
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The hallway leading to most of the hotel rooms.
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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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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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A special rooftop restaurant with a view of the city of Yazd, did't get time to explore that :-)
Shopping for the best bang for the buck, the gift that keeps giving, books. Fantastic printing and imaginative photograpy, I'm jealous.
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
Two little paintings we brought home.
Our second and last long coach trip together, from Isfahan to Yazd, again through the desert plateau.
Tehran to Isfahan, the inset shows our whole trip.
