First impressions of Iran

We landed at 2004 this morning. We had not dared to hope that our luggage had been reached with flight - but the two backpacks came out on the baggage belt as some of the first. Before the women left the plane, they had all covered with hair with a scarf. I had also found a headscarf and long coat forward. We met a woman from Switzerland, as we shared a taxi with. There are about 30 km into the town, which cost 200,000 riel for the whole car. We do not have a packet arrival, we had chosen our same hotel as the schweisiske lady. We ended up choosing stay at another hotel. There were several nearby, so we should not go far at 05 in the morning with all our luggage - fortunately. Hotels are expensive - 48 usd incl breakfast. The bathroom is outside a western porcelain toilet. Just when you open the door to the toilet is a hole, so you must be careful not to tread into it. The cheap hotels are located in the southern part of Tehran. It is also the poorest part of town. It can not be called modern - it would be an exaggeration. The north is the rich and modern city of Tehran. This is not an exaggeration to say that Iranians are clever. We are constantly approached by people who will help us in the subway, talk to us while we eat or guide taxi driver in the right place in front of us. The greatest experience so far has simply been the people. We ate lunch next to a couple, where she was an English teacher, and he was an engineer. She had once been in Denmark - before the revolution took place in 1979. Then everything was expensive and not many can afford to travel today. In the metro, people liked to nominate their hometown / home town in our guidebook. Everyone knows Denmark. No signs of that seem bad about Denmark and Danes. If a woman does not want to sit beside a man. Does subway cars, which are available only for women. There are no cars, which are available only for men. But I was luckily not the only girl who chose to sit with men. Metro go directly to Ayatollah Khomeinis mausoleum. A subway ride costs just 2000 riel per person. So, avoid too many taxi rides - they are expensive. Its free to get in to see Khomeinis coffin, covered with the green dress, so you can not actually see anything at all. The coffin is surrounded by a fence, as people flock to to kiss and throw money into the coffin. Some people stand and cry out loud. Other lies with rump in the air and pray. It does not look as if the Iranians have the great tradition of going out to eat. The restaurants, which we felt was completely empty. But its not the great pleasure of a woman because she must sit with the long coat on inside and eat. A typical Iranian court, beef or chicken kebabs with rice. And a couple of grilled tomatoes alongside. Lettuce must be booked next door.