Iran.....impressions

Sunday the 13th of November was the day. Our alarm clock went off at 7:00AM to make an early start to reach the border of Turkey and Iran. But the moment we look trough the window of our hotel all we see is a white world. The cars, the roofs the street, everything was totally white and it was still snowing. After a short sleep we could not wait anymore: despite the snow we are both really looking forward to a new adventure in Iran. When we are both looking outside we decide to go, Iran here we come!
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Cycling from busy Tehran to the quiet deserts

From the bustling Tehran we arrived in the desert in Yazd.........in between we experienced a lot again. We left Tehran on a Friday, the holy day here, so it was fairly quiet on the streets. We had to ask for the direction a couple of times, but finally we found the right road. We thought......until we saw the toll gates. We were stopped by the police who told that we weren't allowed to continue. After a good story, Steven manages to convince them lo let us cycle the High way. It's not really the kind of road we prefer, but better than going back all the way. Along the road there are a lot of people selling flowers. After a while we understand why it is when we see the impressive building of the resting place of Ayatollah Khomeini. The people of Iran pay their respects here. We leave the highway and after 161 kilometers of cycling we arrive in Qom. It's a very religious place with a fantastic mosque, where all the women walk in chadors. We see mullahs as well wearing long dresses and a turban on their heads.
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Search for camels and Christmas in Bam

The moment we put our bags on our bicycles it starts raining. Just a few drops, so we decide to go. After 100 meters we stop to put on our rain pants. It's raining a lot more now. We take a shelter at a fruit stall and we eat a banana. When the rain is almost finished we head back to our bikes. It's almost dry now but the streets are covered with mud and soon not only our bikes are dirty but we are as well. Rain in Iran is possible.
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Cycled route through Iran

Below you can view a map with our cycled route through Iran
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