Month: November 2019

DAY TWENTY FOUR…. going home, a postscript Our final day involved packing bags, packing bikes, last minute shopping and changing our excess Iranian cash back into Euros. Plus, of course,…

DAY TWENTY THREE… Last full day All I wrote today was a poem… City of carpets, persimmons, pomegranates, Leg warmers, hats and ostrich produce; Feathers, leathers and creams, Rosewater, and…

DAY TWENTY TWO… 42.5 miles (68 km) We decided to do some extra cycling today rather than more city sightseeing or bazaar shopping, one last day riding through our much-loved…

DAY TWENTY ONE… Off to the Bazaar 🙂 At last a visit to the bazaar!! There were absolutely no excuses why we couldn’t go (no holy days, Friday etc).  It…

DAY TWENTY… 53.75 miles (86 km) We’re back in Isfahan in the hotel we stayed in last time. Tonight, we had a real struggle getting anything much vegetarian. We went…

DAY NINETEEN… 24.75 miles (39.50 km) Back on our bicycles again today, but only for a brief ride from the Chak Chak Zorastrian Shrine to the main road. Our A-to-B…

DAY EIGHTEEN… Sightseeing in Yazd We set off after breakfast to explore the old city, entirely constructed of adobe. It is a UNESCO heritage site. There’s an amazing network of…

DAY SEVENTEEN… Sightseeing in Yazd A large breakfast, not only just a buffet but also ordering from the menu too. Ali has some plans for a ‘day of sightseeing’, I…

DAY SIXTEEN… 41.25 miles (66 km) Sitting outside our rooms, sound of a courtyard fountain, early sun, cock crowing. I’m sitting on one of the raised platform seats in the…

DAY FIFTEEN… 53.5 miles (85.5 km) Woke to a beautiful sunny morning and snow-covered mountains across the valley.  Headed up the Tang-e Boraq gorge, past the camping site that Tim…