Persepolis
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC). It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.
Driving from Persepolis to Bandar Abbas
Nowruz festivities...
The Iranian Red Crescent Society had a booth in FASA. As a former ICRC staff,
I HAD to stop and greet the people promoting their activiites and collecting funds !
Darabgerd: One of the oldest cities dated to Achaemenid Era (550–330 BC).
Around this ancient city, there is a huge conical wall (originally more than 10 m high) built of stone, lime and clay. Erosion process destroyed the wall, which is only 7 m high because of erosion, today.
Staff from the tourist office wanted to have my comments on the ruins. I was interviewd...
Where is Waldo ?
Bandar Abbas formerly known as Cambarão and Porto Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants, also Jaroon (to the Arabs) and Cameron (to the English) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Strait of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy.
Camping on the sidewalks during the Nowruz season! => Great idea for "budget" travellers :-)
Fish Market : Wholesellers are outside...
... Regular shoppers go inside the market
Don't worry, those fishes will get picked-up and will end on the ice...
Hormuz Island, also spelled Hormoz, is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Located in the Strait of Hormuz, 8 kilometres off the Iranian coast.
I went twice to Hormuz !2/I liked it so much that I went a second time (this time from Bandar Abbas), while waiting for my ferry to Sharjah/Dubai.
Let's take a Tuktuk to go around the small island...
Late afternoon ...
My Homestay, the best on the island !
Beach party, watching the new moon...
