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One cool thing about the symbol of Tehran - it vaguely represents the shape of the city, and most of the street signs have a red triangle, telling you where you are. So here, for example, we're in the north of the city.
One only of the most beautiful carpets you could see. Unfortunately flash from camera spoils this picture. One carpet I will never forget is a vase pattern with water streaming upward, flower patterns underneath; the effect of 3 dimensions especially in some silk carpets is amazing. When you look down on these carpets you are looking into a whole world..
Picture of a crowd at the time of the revolution- it was a long time ago, and those kind of feelings are even longer. Tehran is a modern but dusty and slightly shabby city now- still, walking around in the evening there is a life and bustle there reminscent of pre-Guliani NY City