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emiráty
- Turkmenistán
Politika, osa zla, „Je na čase další revoluce,“ „Basij ať si trhnou,“ kebap, čaj, žlutá, kebap, islámská republika, poušť, chador a šátky, litr benzínu za korunu, Paykan, modní policie. A ještě tochu čaje.
26. 07. '08
We started after dark, gray desert looked like moonscape, road was all potholes. The bus was cramped, air-con screamed as hell and the ceiling was fitted with lights in all colours you can imagine. More
24. 07. '08
Five years after the quake Bam is a huge construction site. But if did not know what happened there, I probably would not suspect anything. The missing pavements would be a little suspicious, though. More
24. 07. '08
Iranian food served in restaurants and fastfood joints is surprisingly boring. Home cooking is supposedly much better. More
23. 07. '08
Kerman's icehouse has been converted into children's playground – pool of coloured plastic balls and effigy of last shah hanging by the neck above it all. In a hat with stars and stripes. More
23. 07. '08
Iranian food served in restaurants and fastfood joints is surprisingly boring. Home cooking is supposedly much better. More
22. 07. '08
Yazd is quite pleasant town. The only thing missing is a park v hanging out. It's old city is huge, flat and probably designed for getting lost. More
18. 07. '08
Lonely Planet says "… be prepared to compare Persepolis to better known sights such as Pyramids, Colloseum or Angkor Wat." More
15. 07. '08
I met Mehdi at the teahouse with a view at Imam Square in Esfahan. He told me he has been coming there for past sever years and that the tea is expensive there but there is a view. More
14. 07. '08
Esfahan must be the best place for just hanging out in Iran. There is even a teahouse with view of the main square. More
12. 07. '08
On a bus from Tehran to Esfahan I saw an Iranian movie. It did have everything and leading actor was Robert de Niro look-alike. More
10. 07. '08
Walking around Valiasr square, you can see what women dare to wear in Iran. I saw women wearing colourful manteaux with huge buttons and headscarf to match and a girl in a shiny black tight fitting shirt. More
10. 07. '08
Even though Tehran there are more people living in Tehran than in Czech republic, it is just a small town. Even in the north which is supposed to be lively the atmosphere is sleepy and on Friday (muslim Sunday) half of the shops closes. More
09. 07. '08
Tehran has around fourteen million inhabitants and is all made of concrete and is full of mad traffic a pollution. And there are no colours. More
08. 07. '08
Caspian coast and the road from Rasht to Masuleh could be somewhere in Laos. Rice paddies backed by forested mountains with peaks in clouds. More
05. 07. '08
Iranian picnic consists of striking of a tent, grilling of chicken, making tea all he time a smoking waterpipe and cursing of the government. More
04. 07. '08
From Tabriz I went to Kaleybar, I wanted to make a trip to Babek Castle. It was cold there, in the whole town there was no restaurant, only kababis, children wanted me to sign them pieces of paper and in the yard of a hotel two guys were tuning Paykan. More
03. 07. '08
In Tabriz there is a Blue Mosque and Covered Bazaar. Biggest in the world they say. More than 35 km of alleys full of shops. The biggest attraction of all, however, is the tourist information office and specifically Nasser who works there. More
02. 07. '08
Iran is like Turkey. Modern, civilised, clean and dirty at the same time. All the signs are in Farsi however (same script as Arabic). Sidewalks are not that high but there is a moat filled with dirty water or rubbish around them. More