I must say that I was not even an epsilon surprise when I came back From Tehran to Amsterdam! Amazingly feeling lost, although I can say they were much more friendly at the Airport here than in Tehran 😛
I was lost in feelings!
happy to be home, sad to leave home! you know, each time I feel more and more homeless 🙂 then my believes are going to be much more strong about the idea that it is not necessarily bad, I feel home where I am happy and with you 😉
I’m going to let photos do what they are suppose to do:
Let me begin with Tehran <3
Oh sweet lord my Tehran… That much that I love this city… with all its pollution and traffics I still am amazed by the gaze of this fabulous city to be a young spirit in it! well let me be honest and say I really enjoy it in vacations at least! Everything is possible! it is The City!
with art hanging allover it…
Persian carpets showing off their bright, lovely and warm colors!
The mosques are being all blue and lovely with supper fascinated fine art
subway fine art on the station…
What I did as a tourist in my own country was going to a Hooka-house (waterpipes, hubble-bubble ) which is like a coffeehouse but with a lot of smoking involve! In Grand Bazaar, Tehran, I have heard that they made this stupid rule that ladies are not allowed to these types of hooka-houses!
So challenge accepted! They are not gonno tell me where I can or can’t go in my own city!
There was one exactly in the middle of the Bazaar! I entered there and it was full of smoke and the faces of these men were soooo surprised!
It got funny when the waiter said “you guys should go downstairs and visit there! It is different!”
I got shocked! I though he is going to say “why are you here as a lady”!
I must say these type of rules among Iranians are not that welcome, the government wants to push it in to their life, so men find it quite okay if a lady enter there but they will be careful to not break any rule! then I figured out there is no accepted rule like that! I felt quite safe actually 🙂
as we got there, the man with glasses said something really loud and fast “blah blah Salawat!” Then all of them said it and it was to say “welcome in, but it is our territory!” I suppose!
Back to the story I should also add that, the different social classes were also visible in that damn Hooka-house! downstair there were market owners smokking in much more nice environment! and they were saying “other hooka-houses are not good cuz we all know eachother and we have families to go to them :)))) but they moslty don’t”
Amazing when I said “should I leave here?” they said “no sister, you are very welcome!”
Rolf ordered a Hooka and I was starting to get freaked out! cuz they were too kind to us :))) I was thinking something is wrong! But I believe because I was with Rolf and David, they really thought I am a tourist! Then I broke the silent started talking to those who were not ignoring us :)) I first asked for a photo :
And there we were! Downstairs because it was for more fancy people! 🙁
He added that he knows somebody who used to work at the Iranian embassy in DenHaag! :))) So it was time to go!
Then we went home again!
Supper polluted day but still amazing 😛
supper nice new buildings 😛
It was also a beautiful snow 🙂
at the cafe 🙂
happy me!
well this was the place that my friends went to continue their trip to the rest of historic and beauties of Iran.
super nice bus-stations 🙂
Then it was time to travel around with Mom <3 but we just went to visit the family in the northern part of Iran, Ramsar, near Caspian sea. That is the city that I can feel home a bit more than Delft or Tehran, cuz of all the good and bad memories there which play a huge role in my childhood and adolescence…
From Mehrabad international airport to Ramsar …
Alborz mountain range
Alborz mountain range
Ramsar <3
There we are 🙂 my beautiful vacation paradise with family <3
cousin and uncle :*
family again :*
My uncle wanted to make a photo of me! YES! that is my uncle <3
Grandma’s view … she was not there anymore… I could not go in… 🙁
I went over this road always always always with my Dad and the rest of the family… 🙂
Nature in The Netherlands reminds me of Ramsar
Ramsar again and that in the back is the Caspian sea
I love this city
less buildings would be better, but fineeeee
My grandfather used to work in this Hotel well-known as old-hotel-Ramsar My Dad&Mom got married here <3
Casino boulevard
Casino boulevard 🙂 Musical events used to be held here 🙂
cousins 🙂
They made a small village-type shopping-center close to the coast 🙂 honestly, I loved it! although it was not Ramsar 😛
Grandma’s garden
Caspian sea
I sat here the last time with my Dad too. It was the same sunset. It was the same water. he was just not there…
and on the way back, we had The View as always 🙂
Mount Damavand
and my nerd lovely friend asked me for more information about this beautiful pick if it was a volcano 🙂
Just check wiki for this one, you might want to consider going there in one sunny summer day <3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Damavand
That gray thing is Tehran! :)))))
Well imagine I came back from that healthy beautiful weather to cold polluted Tehran :)))
There was one thing: my friends :*
This lovely one is my soul-mate
although not clear but she is the one who is always strong 🙂
and as you see she is The Smile 😀
Reading Hafez for eachother and having fun :*
again Hafez was there and we love it 🙂
surprised by who Hafez is? well check wikipedia for it 🙂
she will not be always there, but when she is, you can’t stop your heart from being filled in with love and honesty :*
<3 <3
late night parks in Tehran 🙂 beautiful and mysterious
:* these two :*
Yalda Night’s perks
Persian food 🙂
home made Torshi! just for me 🙂
Next time I will make sure to travel around more! but in ten days you can’t do a lot in Iran 🙂 it takes weeks 😛
PS: The photos are just been taken by me (those which I am in them of course not) and not Photoshoped at all! not even light changes 🙂
2 comments for “Once upon a time it was Christmas Holidays”