It is Iran’s third largest city after Tehran and Mashaad and is located at the foothills of the Zagros mountain chain just south of Tehran. It was once one of the largest cities in the world and became the capital of Persia for a second time during the 16th C under the Safavid dynasty. It is famous for it’s Iranian and Islamic architecture, in particular the mosques located in Naghsh-e Jahan Square....“Esfahan is half of the world”
Esfahan
Pol-e Khajou
Julie, Loie & Sian
Under the bridge, listening to music
Detail of Khajou bridge
Students studying law, film & medicine
The black turban indicates a direct descendent of the Prophet
Mike & Jackie
University students
Entering Kelisai-e Vanak (Armenian church)
Kelisai-e Vanak
Lunch at ?
It's not chicken (made w/ feta, walnuts & parsley)
More kebab!
Chehel-sotoon palace
Chehel-sotoon (40 columns) built by Shah Abbas II
About Hasht-Behesht palace
Detail from Hasht Behesht palace
At the playground
We are everywhere!
Life teaches us to live to the point of death.
Fesenjun (made w/ pomegranate & walnuts)
Harlan in the green light of Naghsh-e Jahan at night
"A mosque not to be missed" said Bahman
Loie taking in the tile work
Detail of mosque within the Bazaar
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Jom'eh mosque
Afternoon chort
It was more spectacular in person
Go to the light, Carol Ann!
The bazaar for the newly engaged
A view from the street
I didn't get any.
"Take our photo!"
Shopping for bath supplies
It's not superimposed, I swear!
Zoorkhone! (Powerhouse)
An ancient Persian warrior artform including poetry recitation
Looking for answers...
from the Grand Ayatollah Imami
Bahman providing us with a translation
Playing volleyball in Naghsh-e Jahan Square
The Hotel Abaasi
Detail of a banquet room in the hotel
Harlan & me
Having a tour of the Hotel Abaasi
It was an old carvanserei from the 4th C?
Jackie!
It’s a goldfish...
Bahman chattin’ up the girls
The beautiful restaurant in Abbeiyeh?
Omid, Ali, Julie & Mohammad
Omid, Mohammad, me, Harlan & Ali
