"This is the end of freedom", our Iranian fellow passenger told us. Welcome to Iran. We entered the country from Turkey, dressing up (the female one of us) in headscarf and hip-covering outfit between the two border controls. Yes, this was the first of 21 days of limited freedom. But under the surface we discovered a free thinking and incredibly hospitable people. And the silent deserts of east Iran will stay in our memory for a long time.
distance traveled 5081 km
elapsed time 21 days
average speed 10 km/h
tabriz during ashura celebrations
ardabil during ashura celebrations
masuleh mountain village
qazvin
arriving in tehran
on new year's eve in tehran
hiking tehran
last day in tehran
kashan
zurkhaneh in kashan
little village abyaneh
kashan and the fin garden
esfahan
going to garmeh
garmeh desert oasis
yazd
zoroastrians in yazd
persepolis
shiraz
zeinodin caravanserai
train to tehran and tehran airport