GOING TO IRAN
Iran Rial,so we were millionars after changing few hundred euros.Most of the people who are working at the custom don`t have any uniforms and there are also civil people who offer their help with papers (it looks like they are working there) .After they have help you they ask 30 euros for helping!We give one man 10 euro together.Cross over was quite easy anyway.
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| SWIMMING AT CASPIAN SEA |
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| GAS STATION BEFORE URMIA |
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| LOT OF THESE PICTURES YOU CAN SEE AT ROADSIDE |
TABRIZ
From boderline we ride 400km to Tabriz.We see that they are using old trucks from 70`s still here.
Many of the cars are old too.In Iran biggest motorcycle ,you can have is 250cc.It is forbidden to have bigger ones.You can imagine what they say when they see our Harleys!Many of local motorcycles are copies of Honda.Before Tabriz we got our first rain.We were top of the mountain before Tabriz
when it starts to rain and that was cold water.In gas stations in Iran they usually don`t sell anything else than gasoline.Gasoline costs about 30 cent here.We stop at gas station outside of Tabriz and ask for hotel.Only man who speaks few words of english was totally drunk,alcohol is forbiden in Iran.That was funny.He and his friends
offers us tea at garrage.After tea we start to go centrum and after 1,5 hours hard ride we found one.
Traffic here is totally chaos.Nobody use blinkers,People are walking between the cars .Traffic lights
looks like they are some kind of decorating lights.It does not matter if it is red or green ,cars are still coming.Next morning we visiting blue moskey.
ASTARA
After Tabriz we ride very curvy mountain road to Astara which is at Caspian sea.Police stops us just before Astara ,they just want to see our bikes.
We were looking hotel at Astara centrum and stop outside icecream shop to ask help.There was one young man working there and he offers us icecream for free .He also ask us if we need quide,he can show the town for us.We found one hotel and booked in and after shower i was waiting Per outside of hotel.Two brothers come to me and we start to talk and they said that they have motorcycle .One of the brothers pick up the bike and showed it to us.After that we jump to their car and drive to seaside
for eating.We eat falafel hot dogs (vegeterian hot dog) and after that we go to see caspian sea and stop one park there where one of their friends barbique corns.We eat corns too,they were biggest ones i have ever seen ,(40 cm long).They also put some kind of lemon juice to corns after they have barbiqed it.Really good.In Iran it is very common to sit at the parks and eat there.After eating we take small sightseeing with brothers and then back to hotel.The brothers pay all the food.
QASVIN
After Astara we ride small town called Bandar Anzali.It is like spatown.We ride to beach and swimm at Caspian sea.We try to go swiming earlier but it was too big waves.After swiming we start to ride again and road goes back to mountains again.The best landscape we have seen so far.It takes us 11 hours to ride 400 km .Roads go usually throw towns here .In the evening we were at Qasvin .
After shower we take small walking around the Qasvin centrum and we go to eat some kebabs.
When we were eating there one man come to our table and say that his name is Milan and he is english teacher.After eating we walk with him and he show Qasvin to us.In Qasvin there is oldiest road ever built in Iran,and it is still everydays use.He tells us that discos and dancing places are also forbiden in Iran.He said that it looks like at future many things hopefully is going to change.
Wind of changes are blowing here ,i hope.
URMIA
After Qasvin we ride to Urmia ,town nearby Turkey boderline.We take a road that goes throw saltlake.It was night time ,did not see so much.We stop before Urmia centrum ,it was like marketing are at roadside where they are selling fruits and vegetables.Trafic was really bad,thats why we stopped ,there was football game or something.We wait there and one Iran family come to us and ask if they can take some pictures?Ofcourse we said.Then they ask us where are we going and we said that we try to find hotel.They said that we can follow their car and we can sleep at their home and mother promise to make us late dinner!So we follow them about 20 km and go to their home.
They also let us to use their washing machine so we can have clean clothes.What a nice people.
They have very nice garden where they grow own fruits and vegetables.We were sitting on the floor
and eating chicken and rice and vegetables.After eating we sit down and drink tea and talking very important things like football and formula one .Father Ali tells us that he istruck driver and he drives in Iran and Asian countries.Youngiest son Soheil tells us that he likes hamburgers ,pizzas,kebabs,hot dogs and peaches!They have to sons ,older ones name was Ali too.Their mothers name was Nasrin and she was really good chef.Next morning we eat some breakfast and start to go again.Family takes us to right road to Sero(crossover point at south).Before Sero we stop at gas station and local people
said that Sero crossover point has been closed for two days now.So we needed ride to Bazargan again.At Bazargan everything went well execpt at Iran custom,we needed to wait almost 2 hours before we can go to Turkey custom.No reason or explanation about that,maybe it was just Iran custom who want to show their power for us.At Turkey custom one officer telss that it has been dangerous there two days now and he recommend us that drive 30-50 km and don`t stop.We ride 130
Agri without stoping.That was our Iran trip.People are very polite and friendly there.Thanks Iran ,you were good to us.Ana and Per
offers us tea at garrage.After tea we start to go centrum and after 1,5 hours hard ride we found one.
Traffic here is totally chaos.Nobody use blinkers,People are walking between the cars .Traffic lights
looks like they are some kind of decorating lights.It does not matter if it is red or green ,cars are still coming.Next morning we visiting blue moskey.
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| BLUE MOSKEY AT TABRIZ |
ASTARA
After Tabriz we ride very curvy mountain road to Astara which is at Caspian sea.Police stops us just before Astara ,they just want to see our bikes.
We were looking hotel at Astara centrum and stop outside icecream shop to ask help.There was one young man working there and he offers us icecream for free .He also ask us if we need quide,he can show the town for us.We found one hotel and booked in and after shower i was waiting Per outside of hotel.Two brothers come to me and we start to talk and they said that they have motorcycle .One of the brothers pick up the bike and showed it to us.After that we jump to their car and drive to seaside
for eating.We eat falafel hot dogs (vegeterian hot dog) and after that we go to see caspian sea and stop one park there where one of their friends barbique corns.We eat corns too,they were biggest ones i have ever seen ,(40 cm long).They also put some kind of lemon juice to corns after they have barbiqed it.Really good.In Iran it is very common to sit at the parks and eat there.After eating we take small sightseeing with brothers and then back to hotel.The brothers pay all the food.
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| ICE CREAM SELLERS AT ASTARA |
QASVIN
After Astara we ride small town called Bandar Anzali.It is like spatown.We ride to beach and swimm at Caspian sea.We try to go swiming earlier but it was too big waves.After swiming we start to ride again and road goes back to mountains again.The best landscape we have seen so far.It takes us 11 hours to ride 400 km .Roads go usually throw towns here .In the evening we were at Qasvin .
After shower we take small walking around the Qasvin centrum and we go to eat some kebabs.
When we were eating there one man come to our table and say that his name is Milan and he is english teacher.After eating we walk with him and he show Qasvin to us.In Qasvin there is oldiest road ever built in Iran,and it is still everydays use.He tells us that discos and dancing places are also forbiden in Iran.He said that it looks like at future many things hopefully is going to change.
Wind of changes are blowing here ,i hope.
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| PER AND MILAN AT QASVIN |
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| PER AT BARBER SHOP IN QASVIN |
URMIA
After Qasvin we ride to Urmia ,town nearby Turkey boderline.We take a road that goes throw saltlake.It was night time ,did not see so much.We stop before Urmia centrum ,it was like marketing are at roadside where they are selling fruits and vegetables.Trafic was really bad,thats why we stopped ,there was football game or something.We wait there and one Iran family come to us and ask if they can take some pictures?Ofcourse we said.Then they ask us where are we going and we said that we try to find hotel.They said that we can follow their car and we can sleep at their home and mother promise to make us late dinner!So we follow them about 20 km and go to their home.
They also let us to use their washing machine so we can have clean clothes.What a nice people.
They have very nice garden where they grow own fruits and vegetables.We were sitting on the floor
and eating chicken and rice and vegetables.After eating we sit down and drink tea and talking very important things like football and formula one .Father Ali tells us that he istruck driver and he drives in Iran and Asian countries.Youngiest son Soheil tells us that he likes hamburgers ,pizzas,kebabs,hot dogs and peaches!They have to sons ,older ones name was Ali too.Their mothers name was Nasrin and she was really good chef.Next morning we eat some breakfast and start to go again.Family takes us to right road to Sero(crossover point at south).Before Sero we stop at gas station and local people
said that Sero crossover point has been closed for two days now.So we needed ride to Bazargan again.At Bazargan everything went well execpt at Iran custom,we needed to wait almost 2 hours before we can go to Turkey custom.No reason or explanation about that,maybe it was just Iran custom who want to show their power for us.At Turkey custom one officer telss that it has been dangerous there two days now and he recommend us that drive 30-50 km and don`t stop.We ride 130
Agri without stoping.That was our Iran trip.People are very polite and friendly there.Thanks Iran ,you were good to us.Ana and Per
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| SOHEIL FROM URMIA |
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| OUR IRAN FAMILY,THANKS |
