The view from my "office"

[JohnM]

Long day's drive 560 km Kerman to Shiraz today. 1A with 1B blocked natch for this little DYKWIA.

 

[RooFlyer]

JohnM in usual habitat - 1A, with a shadow. ( Edit - he beat me to it)

 

[RooFlyer]

A 5th century hunting 'palace', an hour or so out of Shiraz.

 

[RooFlyer]

Eating out in Shiraz



The bill !!! (A$17/head, including drinks - and it was a fancy place )

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Spent the morning at GOMA in Brisbane.

Missed you by thaaat much! We were at GOMA yesterday afternoon!

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Eating out in Shiraz

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The bill !!! (A$17/head, including drinks - and it was a fancy place )

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That looks great (although I'm not entirely sure how I'd get back up again). What's the story with the flags? It looks suspiciously like an Aussie flag there. Were they just random, or placed according to guest nationality?

 

[love_the_life]

That looks great (although I'm not entirely sure how I'd get back up again). What's the story with the flags? It looks suspiciously like an Aussie flag there. Were they just random, or placed according to guest nationality?

Some appear to be kneeling (ouch). The issue of getting up again (and probably down in the first place) did strike me as a possible disadvantage of the meal though the food looked great.

 

[Geegeela]

Braemar, Scotland, UK.

 

[TomVexille]

Yesterday's office NZ v Scotland in the RLWC

 

[kermatu]

More of stunning Arizona.

 

[VPS]

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More of stunning Arizona.

Love it - really enjoyed my trip there a few years ago

 

[kermatu]

Love it - really enjoyed my trip there a few years ago

Lucky enough to have a few days there with perfect, mild weather. More pics to come.

 

[RooFlyer]

That looks great (although I'm not entirely sure how I'd get back up again). What's the story with the flags? It looks suspiciously like an Aussie flag there. Were they just random, or placed according to guest nationality?

They asked you where you were from (pretty common everywhere here) and then the flags appeared - They did it for every 'table'.

Some appear to be kneeling (ouch). The issue of getting up again (and probably down in the first place) did strike me as a possible disadvantage of the meal though the food looked great.

Er, yes. Frankly I was pretty uncomfortable the whole time and certainly didn't want to linger; others were the same. I ate bringing the bowl close to my face, rather than leaving it on the floor which I think is the custom. It was either that or high likelihood of dribbling some of it down my front.

Now, first morning in Shiraz, and I give a RooFlyer going dribbling ga-ga warning:

The Nasir-ol-molk mosque; 19th Century.



Ceiling:


I think this was part of a professional photo-shoot (yes, inside a mosque - its not the religious straight-jacket here you might think).



The Iranian King at the time had gone to Europe and brought back latest fashions - esp. pink, so it went into the tile-work in one of his palaces:



Note the western scenes in this painted ceiling and the tile-work below it:

 

[JohnM]

Dome of the tomb of Hafez, a revered 14th century Persian poet, Shiraz, Iran.

 

[RooFlyer]

When in Shiraz, I like to relax over a can of heat treated, non carbonated doogh ( homogenised)



Followed by a mojito:

 

[VPS]

Absolutely glorious day in London today (my last day in London for who knows how long). Brick Lane, Tower of London, Tower Bridge and a stroll along South Bank. I can hear so many fireworks tonight and last night and can't see a single one!

 

[TheRealTMA]

When in Shiraz, I like to relax over a can of heat treated, non carbonated doogh ( homogenised)

LOL. Brilliant. Try explaining that to Australian Customs!

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

When in Shiraz, I like to relax over a can of heat treated, non carbonated doogh ( homogenised)

I had to google that !!! " Doogh is a refreshing Persian drink of yogurt, mint and club soda. ..."

I would pass on those taste sensations !

 

[OATEK]

Absolutely glorious day in London today (my last day in London for who knows how long). Brick Lane, Tower of London, Tower Bridge and a stroll along South Bank. I can hear so many fireworks tonight and last night and can't see a single one!
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My daughter lived in a flat where the bird's (Stork's?) beak is pointing (Hanbury St). The Stork and the fellow hanging upside down (obscured to the left of the Stork) are two of the best pieces of street art I have seen around London.

 

[Geegeela]

Balmoral, Scotland, UK. Royal Estate entrance.