More Curious Photos from Tehran and Isfahan

Bill Martin, May 2009

This is the road we took to the institute each day (Qing passing new construction):

Alley to teahouse in Isfahan

Brendan playing with sunbeam in Isfahan mosque

Worn stones blanket the walkway outside the mosque

Eiichi Bannai said this cat looked very familiar

Site of former US embassy now covered in anti-American slogans

Helene in the courtyard of a very fancy hotel in Isfahan

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Murals pay homage at Mehrabad Airport. Outside, a taxi just for women, by women.

A very nice dinner in Tehran, in a traditional-styled restaurant with a tent roof:


I guess this is not a western food chain in spite of appearances:
``Axiomatic Chicken?''
Ceremony at IPM recognizing 20th year of the Institute and Reza's 70th birthday:

Above: Reza Khoshrovshahi being recognized by Dr. Larijani, Institute Director and brother of the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.

Peter Frankl came from Japan fully prepared to juggle and Rick Wilson played three different antique flutes for us.

But perhaps the best part was this wonderful performance of Persian music.