Persepolis

Pars Travel Agency organizes trips to Irans largest attration - Persepolis. We gave 10 usd per person incl. entrance fee and guide. Persepolis is now a ruin but was once home to the kings of Persia, before being burnt down by Alexander the Great. There were four cities who all looked like Persepolis - the Babylon Shush and Hamadan. Persepolis was home to seven kings before it fell. The seven graves can still be seen, since they are built into the rocks. 3 can be seen in Persepolis. The last four can be seen in Naqsh-e Rostam - just short of a position from Persepolis. There are no bone fragments or valuables left - everything has been removed by grave robbers through the ages. It may be a little hard to imagine how magnificent and large a building, it has been since there is not much left. Burning and destroying most. The buildings were shaped in stone, but the roof was made of wood, which developed a huge amount of heat that melted the stone and the iron bolts which held them together. Persepolis is well attended - the vast majority of visitors however Iranians. At 14 we sat in the bus on the way north to Yasd - a journey which takes about seven hours. We arrived at 6 hours. The roads are good, but there is not much room for a long-legged man in a bus. A ticket cost 6 usd. There was a pause on the way so people could stretch their legs or go to pray. So far we have not heard Mosques call for prayer. We thought it would be heard in all the city five times a day, which is the number of times that a Muslim must pray. Taxi drivers turn on the radio around bedetid. Otherwise, we have not really noticed it. Iranians are generous beyond all boundaries. Weve got biscuits from a taxi driver. At the bus station would not have money for what we bought. We got chips from a fellow passengers in a bus. People are incredible, they do that it becomes even more exciting to visit. On arrival at Yazd we checked in on Silk Road Hostel, which is recommended by Lonely Planet. It is a small hostel where the rooms situated around a patio where you can sit to eat and talk with other tourists. Silk Road is owned including of a Dutch backpacker who fell in love with the country, and who later returned to live.