transit in Dubai airport now...
it is like back to modern life here, after traveling to Iran (a strict islamic republic), Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia (former Soviet Union countries)...
it is like completing my first and second stage of my travel this time...
with good times, bad times, desperate times...
the worst was the experience in Azerbaijan airport...
not only they did not grant me an entry visa, with the reason of no invitation letter, but they kept my passport all the time with no reason...
i had to spent 24 hours in the airport... a cold and dark, only 2 duty free shops, and 2 cafes... no fountain drinking water available...
i almost spent a second night there if i did not desperately running around, begging to many people to return my passport and let me fly to Tbilisi...
the Azeri people in the airport was so cold and just didn't care... i hope people outside the airport is not like that...
anyway, forgetting my nightmare in Azerbaijan airport, I really had a good time in Iran and Georgia
in Iran, the people was really really really nice...
i can say, one of the friendliest people on earth!
in the train, they always offered me food, and chat to me...
in the city, the people was always sending greet, and "welcome to Iran..."
in tehran, i met Hamed, my colleague during Japanese school in Tokyo, after not meeting for more than 10 years!
(he was not young and cute prince like before :p)
i met his family and wive, they treated me like a VIP, with fine dinners (the best food in Iran is home made one!) and took me to good places around tehran
really thanks: Hamed, Ali Reza, Morteza, and their parents, Shiva, Medisa, and their family!
really enjoyed the time together there!
in Isfahan, i met 2 new friends... Masee and Jalil from Isfahan
i met Masee on the bus from Yazd to Esfahan...
we talked about Biryani, an Isfahan traditional food, and I asked him to have it with me after arriving in Isfahan...
he invited his friend Jalil, since Masee was not confident with his English...
Jalil was really funny guy and talkative...
they showed me around, bought me good food, the biryani, the soufran ice cream, and the kebab were superb!
they even took me to the station which is located far away from the city (Jalil's drive was crazy, like other Iranian drivers though)
Georgia was really fine!
Tbilisi old town is very classical and beautiful and stylish...
with the fortress, nice cafes and restaurants, the baths, the festival (Tbilisoba)...
i like the Khinkali, the traditional food like dumpling...
met an British lady and had fine dinners...
to summarize, the good time highlight of my first stage (Iran) and second stage (Georgia and Armenia) trips:
- Iranian friendliest people
- Isfahan (Iran) fine Nagsh-e Jahan Square and nice food
- Tbilisi (Georgia) old city with cobbled street, nice churches, stylish cafes, baths, and Tbilisoba (the festival)
- Shiraz (Iran) beautiful mosques
- tour to Georgian Davit Gareji (nice trek) and Mkheta (beautiful city and churches)
- tour to Armenian churches in Edmiazin, Noravank, and Khor village by Envoy hostel
tomorrow, going to complete the last stage of this traveling...
please wait for the next story...
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