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Iran - Discover Persia

Date: 10/25/2009
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Street vendor sells a colorful combination of limes and pomegranates, both staples of Persian cooking.

Date: 10/10/2009
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Rose petals also play a key role in Persian food, from flavoring in spices to rose water, used frequently in candy and ice cream.

Date: 10/10/2009
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This vendor travels through the bazaar with his weights and his grapes on his pushcart.

Date: 10/10/2009
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I never tired of the sight or the smell of the plethora of spices available in the bazaars -- this one, Shiraz

Date: 10/10/2009
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This was a Shiraz tea house where all the walls, tables, and even the plants in the courtyard were covered with poetry.

Date: 10/10/2009
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We were told by our guide that the "Moral Police" responsible for enforcing Islamic dress tends to look the other way on a woman's wedding day.

Date: 10/10/2009
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"Naranjestan-e Ghavam," or orange grove garden. There were two houses in this complex that were near identical. The larger one, (birooni, pictured) was used for receiving the public.

Date: 10/10/2009
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The smaller version (andarooni,) or Zinat ol Molk mansion was a private residence for close family. They were connected by underground walkway.

Date: 10/10/2009
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Mirrors are a huge part of Persian decor. Each palace or mansion always has a room that is solid mirrors -- "Naranjestan-e Ghavam," pavilion, built 1879.

Date: 10/10/2009
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Caretaker woman washes dishes at the Zinat ol Molk mansion

Date: 10/10/2009
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Scenes of the 18th century "Naranjestan-e Ghavam," mansion

Date: 10/10/2009
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Beautifully painted tiles make for artwork on the walls, Naranjestan-e Ghavam pavilion, Shiraz

Date: 10/10/2009
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