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19 June 2018
We had booked the rental car till 2000 last night with an after-hour return. So it was OK to return it this morning around 0830 before their 0900 opening. From the Avis office, it was only a couple of minutes walk to the train station for our 0858 departure to Sighisoara. The train to Sighisoara […]
18 June 2018
We walked to the nearby Sixt rental car desk located in a nearby hotel. At the opening time of 0900, tt was unattended but we managed to ring up the number provided. They couldn’t do us a car till around 1100. That left us with our backup booking with Avis for 0930. We taxied down […]
17 June 2018
We had the same breakfast of muesli and milk before heading to Bucharest’s railway station by taxi. It was a short wait before we could board our train for Brasov. Once in the countryside, the landscape varied between green and brown. We pulled into Brasov 2h40 later and took a taxi uphill to the old […]
16 June 2018
No breakfast was supplied at our hotel so we had some fruit and muesli. I was in a rush to get going. My brain wasn’t functioning and I kept thinking we had to be at the free walking tour at 1000 when it was in fact 1030 at the central city park about 20 minutes […]
14 June 2018
I chatted to Sebastian from France at breakfast. We had a similar flight time out of Imam Khomeini International; mine at 0435 tomorrow morning and his at 0600. He had similar plans for killing time and we decided to stick to do things together and head to the airport by metro around 1730. We headed […]
13 June 2018
I was feeling lazy and jaded and didn’t want to go anywhere. It was my third visit to the Iranian capital and the only thing I wanted to see (for the third time) were the National Jewelry Treasury but unfortunately it was closed today. Reluctantly, I headed out at 1000 to explore the neighbourhood sights which […]
12 June 2018
I had a lazy morning and had a 1030 pickup for the airport. I said goodbye to Mikel and Puri who left about the same time. I had a flight booked on Iran Air from Yazd to Tehran. I always look forward Iran Air’s welcome announcement “In the name of God, the compassionate, […]
11 June 2018
We had arranged for a tour to Chak Chak and a few other places today. We have Mikel and Puri, plus Sophie, the Australian girl that I keep running into through my trip. The pick-up was supposed to be 0830 (but with a hint of 0900 in the discussion) and Said (same driver as yesterday […]
10 June 2018
I had a late start today. It was 0940 by the time I left the hotel; more than an hour after my usual start time. I tried to stay in the shadow of the buildings as I wandered around the old town. I made two stops during my walkies, namely Lari House (and old mansion) […]
9 June 2018
The Imam Mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square had been closed during the last two days, meaning that this morning was my only chance of seeing it after 15 years. I left the hotel by foot at 0830 for the 0900 opening and I seem to be getting faster each time by knowing the route and […]