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The sheep head

I'm woken up abruptly at 7.30am. It's eid, religious holiday, the anniversary of the prophet or something like that. Some of the guys have been up almost all night and prepared something special -- sheep head and coca cola! This is a real feast, only eaten twice a year. The meal consists of two...

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bennedich on December 17, 2008 from Tehran, Iran

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Tehran

I arrive to Tehran at around 6am. I am completely lost -- no guide book, no map and all signs are in Farsi. I only know I'm supposed to meet my friend Ali at 10am at some street downtown. I meet a guy named Mohse at the bus station, he takes me to the bus that goes to the metro, follows me on...

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bennedich on December 16, 2008 from Tehran, Iran

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Crossing the Iraq/Iran border

One of Mohammed's drivers takes me to the "garage" in the morning and helps me arrange a shared taxi to Haji Omaran at the Iranian border. I share the taxi with two Iranians and one Iraqi. The Iraqi carries a handgun that he hides in the seat pocket in front of him. The ride takes 3 hours and is...

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bennedich on December 15, 2008 from Piranshah, Iran

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Sun Temple

The Sun Temple of Konark marks the highest point of achievement of Kalinga architecture depicting the grace , the joy and the rhythm of life all it's wondrous variety. There is an endless wealth of decoration from minute pattterns in bas-relief done with a jeweller's precision to boldly modelled...

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beijing2008 on August 8, 2008 from Konarak, Iran

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