Monday, December 15, 2008

The road less traveled - Part II

Yazd, Iran

Said to be the oldest living city on earth (a claim whc is difficult to proof since so many other city claimed the same kan). The home to Iran's largest population of Zoroastrian (for you who don't know, Zoroastrian is pemuja api le.

This place surprised us. It's definitely exceed our expectation. The winding lanes, mud brick old towns and charismatic accommodation is totally unexpected.


On the way from Shiraz to Yazd. It's snowyyyy.. bestnyer. First time aku rasa and touch and see snow..


Cypress tree in Abarqu. Claimed to be 4000 years old (yer, bukan salah type, it is 4 ribu tahun)


Ini courtyard of the hotel that we stayed. My room is facing ths courtyard. memang cantik. It's a traditional house turned to hotel.


View from the hotel roof-top. Yazd ni dok kat tengah2 bukit bukau (sort of valley la) so can see sekeliling dia snonyw mountain. memang cantik.


Iranian women in their "chador" - traditional clothes macam selimut.


Narein mud-brick castle. castle ni memang besar and tinggi, can see the whole city from the top.


pakcik meng"weaving" kilim


On the way to Zoroastrian Chak-Chak, the most important Zoroastrian pilgrimage site. jauh giler from civilization, but ada jalan yg cantik to go there. I'm quite suprise with it. i mean Iran suppose to be an extreme Islam country. But yet, they respect other religions as well, kalu tak takkan government nak buang duit juta2 to buit a decent road yang memeng pegi tempat ini saja. FYI, the temple is so tinggi atas gunung, memang torture nak naik for unfit person like me. Sorry la kawan2, battery kamera dah habis by the time we reach ths place, so tak ada gambar nak tunjuk.

1 comment:

Mother of Two said...

den tak puas hati.. den nak poggang salji tok dapek.. BTW kecik sgt gambonyer... :)