Sightseeing in Esfahan

There are many trees along the roads in Esfahan, the city seems so cozy. We started to go to Bazar-e Honar. It turned out that only sold jewelry here - nothing else. But there are many other kinds of shops along the road outside the bazaar. As always went there not long before we met an Iranian woman who could speak English and wanted to show us around. We did include past a shop with very special rugs. Some carpets are so expensive and quite fantastic, beautiful designs, so it looks like a painting, until you come quite close. Some carpets take one year to make. These rugs can people not have the heart to lie on the floor and stepped on, so they put them in the frame and hang on the wall. At one point we sat down on a bench to relax, enjoy the city and take photos of passers people. Suddenly a young girl approached us with a drawing. She hurries to put it beside us and disappear again quickly. She has sat and made a drawing of us:) There runs a river through the city, called Zayandeh. Here there are built many bridges and there are teahouses where you can sit and enjoy the view. At this time of year is the river, however, completely desiccated. So people crossing over the river bottom, instead of going to the nearest bridge. People who shop in the bazaars are extremely powerful and influential. Why did Shah sometimes new roads through the bazaar areas to remove some shops and minimized its opponents. Today, carpet dealers helpful in arranging tours around the country while they are also normal carpet dealers - a fun combination. Many Persian carpets are made by nomads. People from town are regularly out to find the nomads in the mountains to see their latest works, buy them and sell them to tourists or export them to other countries. Bazaar at Imam Square has everything - mostly handmade. Pots and pans, jewelry, candlesticks, carpets, tablecloths, jewelery, dishes etc. All are handmade. In many places, sit people in small workshops and produce these things. One can see how the banks, cutting, sewing and painting. We bought hand painted jewelry box for 5 usd each. Small bells, which can be used Christmas tree, also killed five usd each.