18 April 2010

Kurdistan: Day 2, Orumieh


Nice to see some South Park at a Kindergarten in Iran

Cartoons and caricatures feature heavily in Iranian media & advertising. 
Most of it is locally created, with a few exceptions...

It takes quite a sleep-in to recover from a 20 hours bus ride with almost no sleep followed immediately by a 150km bike ride. Same restaurant, same food, no questions asked. They had plenty more on their menu, but that's ok; anything but shish-kebab! I think it was khoresht, a stew of beef and beans with a delicious tomato base. Finding a restaurant in Iran which doesn't only serve kebab can be a struggle. I don't know why. There are plenty of great Iranian dishes (mostly stews) served at home, but Iranians go crazy over shish-kebab when they (rarely) eat out!

It turned out to be good decision to rest for the day, as the rain was rather active in the afternoon. I finally sent out my 3rd postcard of my entire trip that afternoon, as well as my 29th (yes, do the math). It seemed a bit silly, considering I'd be sending everyone postcards again in a week from Iraq (THE destination to send a postcard from!), however in hindsight it was a good idea; it's still a little difficult to find postcards in Iraq.

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