Thread by @monikabielskyte

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).

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.

8/ Nasir-ol-molk Mosque, 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.