Moon rise over our campsite |
Local shops |
A village scene |
An old mud/brick fort |
Modern Yazd |
The Silk Road Hotel with the bedroom, dining and communal area, and the courtyard.
We visited the Kabir Jamea Mosque, Yazd Fahadan Hotel, the Alexander Prison and the Mehr Hotel. I bought fresh bread, butter, and cold meats for dinner mainly because I did not want to pay the prices at the hotel restaurant. We were told that a number of local restaurants and cafes had closed because the hotels had opened their own restaurant and taken away the trade and that some visitors did not like going outside at night. It is at night that the towns and cities come alive, perhaps not to eat unless it is a picnic, but to do the shopping out of the heat of the day. Certainly there were families out shopping after 2100 hours every evening.
The Kabir Jameh Mosque |
The Kabir Jameh Mosque |
The dome of a town mosque |
Pictures showing the canvas covering over the Yazd Fahadan Hotel, rooms and a television in the jacuzzi. |
A wind tower for which Yazd is famous. |
Courtyard |
Wells were constructed on the aqueduct and the taking of water for each village was a serious business. A very simple water clock was constructed which consisted of a bowl of water on which a smaller bowl was floated. The smaller bowl had a small hole in the bottom which allowed the bowl to fill up and sink. The time taken for the bowl to sink was a measure of the time water could be taken from the well. A respected elder in the community would look after the ‘clock’ and a written record (still available to see) was kept of the water use by different people and villages.
Windlass |
Water flowing through basement |
Painted green this is used for a festival and carried round the streets |
Door with male and female door knobs |
Clock Tower |
Buy your baby buggy here |
Blacksmith |
Openings in the roof let natural light into the passageway |
The local bike shop |
Bazaar |
A mosque at night |
Getting the dough ready |
Cooking |
The bread ready for eating |
All together |
Swing them |
They are heavy! |
Represents bow and arrows |
Shields |
He beats the drum, sings songs and keeps the time for the exercises. |
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