Iran Travel Blog From Local Peace Delegate
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Rochester resident and activist Judy Bello recenetly travelled to Iran with a Fellowship of Reconciliation Civilian Peace Delegation. While there and after she got back, she wrote an incredibly detailed and engaging report of her experiences there. The photos are beautiful as well…
I wake in the morning with a pounding headache and very sore nose. I am tired and not ready to travel the morning after the bus accident. Our hotel is lovely. Roses are blooming in the courtyard as I cross on the way to the lobby. Why should I want to leave? Maybe the new bus will be delayed. I am hoping for a respite, but the bus is here and it is time to check out. Before leaving town, there are a few more places to visit.
We are going to see the Old Town of Yazd, a very old city still inhabited and maintained as it was 600 years ago. Our starting point is the ancient Jaame Kabir Mosque built by Seyed Rukn al-Din for his tomb.
A Jaame Mosque is the central Mosque in a city or Town and this Mosque was built during the Seljuk Dynasty, and is a renowned example of the architecture of that period. The Mosque is located in the middle of the Old Town of Yazd, and we enter through the Bazaar. Outside the gate there are small shops with their wares displayed in front. I am cheered by a shop full of beautiful tapestries, the Excedrin is kicking in, and things are looking up. I make a note to stop on the way out.
(Click the "More" link for the rest of this post and links to the entire series)