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Sharing my journey across Iran as it is coming along on my instagram stories. See it through my eyes & hopefully we’ll debunk some stereotypes.
(IG handle same as here, @monikabielskyte, see also the highlights).
(IG handle same as here, @monikabielskyte, see also the highlights).
I’ll keep adding here to the thread as I move across the land 2/ Jameh Mosque, Isfahan
3/ Sunrise view of Imam Mosque from our hotel (Keryas) & then inside the mosque; Isfahan
4/ inside & outside the Imam Mosque, Isfahan
5/ at the birthplace of so much of what we think of today as human civilization, Persepolis, Iran. As the political dramas escalate, think about THIS.
6/ Ka'ba-ye Zartosht & the Tombs of Achaemenid kings in Naqsh-e Rostam necropolis (c. 550–330 BC), Iran.
7/ Ali Ibn Hamza Mausoleum, Shiraz, Iran.
9/ Saadieh, the mausoleum of the poet Saadi Shirazi; a fellow believer in the importance of The Journey.
10/ Jameh Mosque of Yazd at night; truly one of the most magical sights from this journey. Sci Fi glimmers in the past, #Iran.
11/ ‘When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and clouds and chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God, I just lift my own hand to my mouth.’ - Hafez.
Maharloo, the pink lake, #Iran.
Maharloo, the pink lake, #Iran.
