Well the first day went relatively well, went out for a jog and hung out at the apartment for the morning. Charles, his driver and I went out for some lunch at the Blue Duck. A driver for me, Mr. Baghdadi, was arranged so I could get around in Tehran to see the sites.
Driving here is very different. They seem to merge without any concept of lanes, they just all funnel through intersections knowing when to move forward and when to let the other person proceed. It is like they drive with some "Starwars Force". Driving here would be a challenge for Westerners for sure.
In the evening, we(Charles, Sally(his gf), and me) went to some Tea Gardens place and had some fruit drinks. This was followed up by a visit to some town outside of Tehran(starts with a D) where I could try a hookah. The smoke flavour was apple. Very very relaxing, I need to get one of those for back home in Calgary!
Well, today I am going to go exchange some money, arrange my flights and hotel to Esfehan and Shiraz later this week. I should have a driver for my duration in those cities as well. That is so nice indeed! After that is arranged, Mina, visiting from Calgary, is supposed to help show me around to some of the sites today.
Charles is having a party at his place on Wednesday night. The weekends in Iran are Thursday and Friday. I invited Mina, but she has to check as her family is arranging some trip later this week.
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