bryan's travels

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stroll in streets

Yes I did stroll in streets without a guide on my own, and saw lots of women very fashionabley dressed even by our standards, some had very tight clothes, with lots of makeup and headscarves almost falling off their heads. I saw no morality police, saw lots of young men with hair gelled like young men do in Europe, and in one shopping mall in Tehran, I saw so many designer shops you would have to go to The Champ Elysee in Paris to see so many, I took lots of pictures of women finely dressed ( with their permission of course) I would put them on this blog but it does not support individual images at the moment. Except for the headscarf lots and lots of women would not look out of place on the fashionable streets of great European cities. Iran is changing, and as long as there is no outside interference from other countries it will continue to change, and women are at the forefront of change without doubt,

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bryan

Abyaneh

These are some pictures from Abyaneh.

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You said you went with a tour so you may not have had a chance to take a stroll in the streets and watch people. What would be the one thing you can mention in your interactions with people, something unusual? You said people were nice, but did you see something someone do or perhaps fashion police do something to people? Did you see any woman dress tight clothes or people turning heads or something like that? Probably in Tehran mostly. It used to be women would dress "loosely" by islamic measures, but now a days, fashion police round up women and young men with "western influence" clothings like t-shirts and younger people are now more afraid to wear "tight" or "loose" clothings.

Iranian journey

It was probably a fire temple in Yadz where behind glass we could see a fire burning, and it was explained to us that this fire had burned for 1000 years, kept alight by the priests of the Zoroastrian faith, and the towers of silence, a very very steep hill which we climbed to see where the deceased Zoroastrians bodies were taken to be eaten by vultures, this was practised untill the 60,s. also we visited a very strange town at the foot of a steep mountain. the village is called Abyaneh, and is built from clay and brick, the people wear strange and colourful costumes and speak an unusual dialect, all the houses face east to catch the sun, and the streets are so narrow there are no motor vehicles.It's uniqueness is recognised by UNESCO.Staying in a restored caravansarai in the middle of the desert miles from the nearest town and dining beneath billions of stars amongst the complete silence of the desert, with purple mountain ranges on either side was an experience I shall never forget

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You can go to your account and try sending an article and then you can go through the process of posting pictures. You can also send an email to JJ and find out more. What was the "weirdest" thing, the most unusual thing you saw there? We know you said everything was nice and we agree. But if you were to name on unusual item.

Iranian journey

Thank you for your kind comments. I have added another blog of my journey. I fell deeply in love with Iran and it's peoples, all whom were the epitome of kindness and grace. I hope to return next year everyone told me to visit the Caspian Sea area, telling me how beautiful it is. I really dislike all this negative image of Iran in the media, and I have been telling lots of people here about my journey, and they are all shocked to find that I could not find one negative thing to say about Iran. The women were so kind and friendly towards us always stopping us and welcoming us to their country, and asking all about us, and then on saying goodbyes they wished us safe journey and implored us to come back.I will post some of my photos when I find how to do so.

Regards Bryan

pictures

Yes I took many pictures but am unsure how to put them on this website. I will put lots on if I can find out how to do so

Bryan

iran journey

I did see the shrine in Qom with it's beautiful golden dome, I was not allowed in as a non muslim I did not mind, I respect other countries cultures and customs. Iran was a complete joy to travel in, I drve 3,000 km across the vast Iranian desert and intend to return next year to the Caspian sea ares.  regards

bryan

To Mr. Bryan

please have you made any pictures on your jurny through Iran? If so,where are they Greeting

Did you visit the shrine in Qom?

and take off your shoes? I am sure it is fun to go a vist a country like Iran which is a totally another world. It is also fun for us to hear what non-Iranians think of current day Iran. What interested them the most.

You are actually a head of many Iranians

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Dear Bryan, you are actually having much better understanding of Iran than the majority of the Iranians in the United States. I am happy that you enjoyed your trip. If you would write more about your trip and experiences I think it would be very useful especially for those who have not been in Iran for more than 20 years or so. Happy traveling