Ali, Henk and Djavad on Si-o-se pol: the bridge with the 33 arches
blue tiles.
on one of the bridges: Gerrie, Ali and Djavad
nice architecture
the river, Zeyande Rud, and the bridges give the city a specialty among the cities in Iran. This is Khadju-bridge
the lion: look in his eyes at night
the place of the king
again Khadju-bridge
than suddenly the strong wind start blowing
Meydan Emam
skating, Henk a little jealous cause he like to skate himself
again ceilings :-) Gerrie can't stop making pictures of a the ceilings. This is at Ali-Qapu palace
from Ali-Qapu, the meydan
the square named after the shah before the revolution
from Ali-Qapu, the Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque
meydan Emam
ceiling of the Ali-Qapu terrace/balcony
old paintings
nice sky. As you see there are many trees in this city and the climate is very good.
the music-room in the Ali-Qapu palace
ceilings...
vases, pots and pans
one day they will make music here again and dance...
Chehel Sotun
nice decoration here
ceiling with small kuba, very nice
a bird
Gerrie
Sofeh mountain. We climbed this mountain, Djavad was our guide. It was really cool. A little danger and small difficulties gives a kick and made proud when reaching the peak.
with Djavad and Ali on Sofeh mountain
clock-tower of Vank Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter in Isfahan
with wedding-car in front of the door ;-)
the church
in the entrance-hall
paintings inside
Armenian language with different script
some kind of pope , I think
Manar Jomban or the shaking minarets. They shake one and the other is moving too, very funny to see.
an old ateshkadeh, Zoroastrian fire-temple.
some other mud-brick buildings on the hill
a very nice view from this hill
Isfahan is very green. many trees
Henk in front of an old building on the hill
Henk and the son of a friendly family. They took us to this hill and Manar Jomban and invite us for lunch.
the father of the family.
seen from the fire-temple window.
nice view on the old buildings and the city
me in one of the windows
smile
another view
shops at the emam-square in the night
emam square at night
Isfahan when we arrived: meydan Emam at night
Henk is eating fish, made by Ali. We enjoyed the food although we thought we would not like the fish. From now on we will eat fish :-)
an old bathhouse
nice drawing
tree with bird
the pool in the hammam
tiles
every wall is decorated
and very ceiling also
decoration with colorful tiles
outside the hammam
the old mosque in front of the bathhouse
I liked the colors and the wooden thing above
the high fountain in the river
si-o-se pol
very old mosque, the oldest in Isfahan
somebody at work in the bazaar
ceiling with stone and tiles in a madrassa
a madrassa is a school for religious studies
they are very beautiful and quiet places. This one was in the middle of the bazaar, but standing in the garden it was silent.
a sayyed, what means he is a family of the prophet Muhammad, is entering the madrassa. When someone is wearing a white turban, it means he did religious studies. Black means he is a sayyed.
the Friday-mosque in Isfahan
the dark and the light blue are the most popular colors for the tiles
a huge square inside the mosque
tiles and stone
praying stones, mohr in Farsi. especially for Shi'its
all letters
a hand on the minaret
Bird-market
colored little chickens
spices in a shop
a Bachtiari, nomad
the highest minaret in town
and again tiles
some holy man
a shrine
selling in the bazaar
ceiling of the entrance of the bazaar, at meydan emam
our guides that day, Ibrahim and Amir
the entrance of the bazar
paintings about old wars
the square from this side
Isfahani handicraft
Shaikh Lotfallah entrance
window
ceiling
a huge window to outside?
windows
corner
corner from more away
a window
and with flash, the same window
Henk resting a little
Shaikh Lotfallah from outside
Shaikh Lotfallah tiles
Shaikh Lotfallah from the entrance of Emam Mosque
ice-creams are very good in Isfahan. Our guides are deciding what to do next.
cooper handcrafts
Ebrahim and Amir
a future-teller
a graveyard, Iran-Iraq war
our host Nima, very nice guy!
handicraft
special for Esfahan
Emam Mosque
Henk a little tired
Masdjed Emam
Henk, Djavad and Ali
door-decoration
Emam Mosque inside
Emam Mosque ceiling
and another one
the kuba and minarets from here...
very nice tiles on a pillar
Emam Mosque is very big and all decorated with this kind of tile-work
the main-gate with the kuba
a cousin of Javad and Rana, she is a carpet drawer
her drawings
at the sofre: Rana, Zeinab and her husband
an uncle and the parents of Javad and Rana
the whole family
their parents
sunflower
the woman-corner :-)
