After uneventful (in the Traveller sense) days in the office, we explore the city today. It's still cold, the heating has to be on all day. Sub-zero temperatures at night and desert winds during the day - it feels like a holiday in the Arctic. Too bad, we wanted to enjoy the winter in the warm south.
So we bundle up and trudge through the alleyways. Our first destination, the Water Museum, is closed until further notice for some unknown reason. So it has to be the bazaar. It turns out to be a gold bazaar, one glittering shop after another. And us? Not at all interested in jewellery and gold. So what to do?
Next stop: the historic underground complex. We had read in the guidebook that the entire city is tunnelled underground for the water supply and to regulate the temperature. We find what we are looking for here, crawling through narrow tunnels and exploring the underground along the paths of 600-year-old water channels. And finally, we can enjoy a cup of tea in one of the beautifully furnished and decorated alcoves.
We think, if we ever settle down again, that we really like the Persian design and would definitely bring more colour into a future, possible flat. And if we ever furnish a flat again, we'll have to come here for the materials. The colours, the fabrics, the variety are simply overwhelming and beautiful!
We let ourselves drift through the alleyways once again. Our guidebook mentions so much more, the fire temple, something very special here and there. But we linger for a long time in a café, where we are immediately joined by a few young people who want to talk to us. We philosophise about the future, the environment and nature, but also about poetry. Because Yazd is a city of poets. I try to learn a few words of Persian again (unfortunately, I usually forget them later), while our smartphones fill up with phone numbers and travel tips for the south of Iran. Everyone agrees that the Persian Gulf is beautiful and we should really plan a lot of time for it. "Oh, the islands alone," our new friends enthuse.
It's hard to say goodbye, but as the saying goes: "You always see each other twice in life"? The Persian answer comes promptly: "Mountains don't meet, but people always meet".
Merci for "travelling with us
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