Elevation of Astara, Gilan Province, Iran

Hotel, Astara, Azerbaijan

El Alizade

Starting from the top. Beyond this peculiar case, the amount of work-in-progress houses in Iran is quite amazing.

Tents along the promenade of the Iranian part of Astara, facing the Caspian Sea. Probably because of the wind and rain in this area, instead of using a carpet like in the rest of Iran, here most people use tents above their carpet, food and drinks. Whoeve

There should be a prize for whoever understands the meaning or function of this mannequin

Bread shop

Iranian pizza. I usually stick to the rule of not eating Italian food abroad, and the reason why I had this pizza is because it's truly far from anything you'd call pizza in Italy. It's nearly as much Iranian as a kebab kubideh.

Near the sea

Yanar Bulag

Yanar Bulag