May 29th,
Sitting in a coffeenet before I go get my suitcase at the hotel and go to the airport. Kind of tired from running around to all the remaining sites in Shiraz.
Met up with Mahmoud outside of my hotel at 8:00 this morning. We went off to the Bagh-E Eram (Garden)(Photo above) which contains a nice palace of sorts along with beautiful gardens of specific plants. A must for any botanist in Shiraz.
Later, walked to a Arg-E Karim Khani which is a big fortress with a garden inside. A bunch of Iranians horded around me to talk to me in English and know what I thought of Iran. They are pretty excited about foreigners here.
Visited Pars Museum,Regent's Mosque(Masjed-e Vakil),Bazar-e Vakil(the Bazaar),Bagh-E Naranjenstan which is another garden with a sort of palace. Then we went to The tomb of another famous Iranian Poet Sa'di. There was a nice garden around his tomb.
Mahmoud invited me to his place where his parents made lunch and we rested during the hotter moments of the afternoon. At 5:00 we headed out to the Military Museum in Shiraz which also has the last Shah's palace where he like to play cards and entertain. Mahmoud dropped me off at the coffee net where I am typing this now.
Well, I am glad to be getting back onto a plane for Tehran tonight. Tomorrow's goal is to get a carpet at Jomay Bazaar. Then say goodbye's and try and pack all my stuff into my bags. Flying out at 8:30 and should get into Calgary in the evening I think.
Been a busy trip but yes I do plan another to Iran. People are pretty friendly and I liked it alot.
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