Tehran (April 2014)
Milad tower (435m from base to tip of antenna).
Main bazaar.
Friday flea market.
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Busy Tajrish Square with Alborz mountains behind.
Popular soup shop on Tajrish Square.
Street vendors and shoppers on Tajrish Square.
Views of northern neighborhood (Velenjak) from my hotel.
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Park of the Saadabad complex. Located on the foothills of the Alborz mountains, the Saadabad complex was a royal summer residence during the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties. Last picture below: when the Shah was deposed in 1979, his giant statue was destroyed; only the legs and boots have been left.
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Paintings by Mahmoud Farshchian exposed in the Master Farshchian Minature Museum located in the Saadabad complex.
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Portion of a non-traditional Persian carpet featuring American Presidents exposed in the Carpet Museum of Iran in Laleh Park.
View over part of Tehran from the Darband canyon in the Alborz foothills.
Teahouses and restaurants along the river in the Darband canyon.
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Stands of delicious glazed and stewed fruits, and of lavashaks (rolled sheets of dried cooked fruit) along the lower section of the Darband canyon.
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Collection of hookahs (water pipes) in a Darband restaurant.
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Click the following links to see photos of other parts of the trip: - Qazvin, - Abyaneh, |
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