May 7 - 8, 2016 @ Kashan, Iran



Short ride but we still got snack


It is a desert out there


This local drive has good business plan


First time come across fish vendor in Iran


Rose water



Sayyah hotel


Very basic yet $40 a night


Emamkhomeyni Square


Pilgrimage Place with silver doom


Boroujerdi Historical House


Belonging to a trading family who migrated to Kashan


Built over a hundred years ago


completion took 18 years of work by tens of laborers, architects and master painters


Exceptional attention has been paid to all minute architectural details


Dome ceiling


The only house with painting








Very steep basement




Sultan Amir Ahmad Historical Bath



A bit Gaudi style


Pretty turkish bath


Many pretty rooms in the bath


Albert









Wish I can get a massage here now



Abbasian Historical House


Large traditional historical house built during the late 18th century


A beautiful example of Kashani residential architecture


It is said to have been the property of a famous cleric



Water Channels





Windward





It has six courtyards that would fit the needs of different families




Ceiling designed with mirror pieces













Tabatabaie Residence


A large house with several courtyards


Once belonged to a wealthy merchant


Delightful wall paintings



Elegant stained glass windows



Main hall





Mirrors are frequently used in Persian architecture




Abbasi tea house



Happy birthday Albert


Big feast for $20!


Mutton


DIY blending


Kashan


Kashan Railway Station


Fin Garden


Field trip


One of the most beautiful historical gardens of the middle-east and the world


UNESCO World Heritage Site #1372


Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran













Fin Bath where Amir Kabir was murdered




Kushak located in the central part of the garden



The taxi driver insisted we took some apricot


Bazar


Herb



Sayyah hotel



Mini bus to Qom


Is it ever going to leave?


Finally we took the VIP bus


Boroujerdi Historical House


Sultan Amir Ahmad Historical Bath


Sultan Amir Ahmad Historical Bath


Sultan Amir Ahmad Historical Bath


Abbasian Historical House


Tabatabaie Residence