Shiraz, Hormoz, Bam, and Mahan. December 19-28, 2002

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Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh, Shiraz.
a5889_70.jpg		 Women and children wash before they go into the mosque, Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh, Shiraz.
a5902_85.jpg		 The interior of the shrine is decorated with small tiles of colored glass that shine, reflect and dazzle. Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh, Shiraz.
a5908_24.jpg		 The women's side of the shrine. Cameras are not allowed inside. I hid the camera under my chador and pulled it out briefly to snap a few shots. Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh, Shiraz.
a5909_85.jpg		 Kids playing soccor outside the Citadel of Karim Khan. LP guidebook says experts from as far away as Pisa in Italy have given up efforts to correct the sloping tower on the south-eastern side of the citadel. Wade's comment: if they really want to fix it, they need to hire people who can build things straight.
a5921_35.jpg		 Qajar Palace, Bagh-e Eram, Shiraz.
a5927_17.jpg		 The sleeping village of Hormoz. We flew from Shiraz to Bandar-e Abbas, a port city by the Persian Gulf. The city itself is kind of boring so I took a boat ride to Hormoz Island. Because of its close proximity to Arab countries, many residents here are Iranians of Arab descent. Notice the Sunni mosque.
a6139_24.jpg		 The only tourist attraction on Hormoz Island is the Portuguese Castle built in the 16th century.
a6143_24.jpg		 Looking toward the Persian Gulf from the Portuguese Castle.
a6144_24.jpg		 A stitched panoramic shot of the old city of Bam. 10,000 people used to live in this ancient mud-brick city.
a6192_37.tif		 The main bazaar. Arg-e Bam.
a6196_19.jpg		 The old city of Bam.
a6200_24.tif		 The old city was pretty much abandoned after the last resident moved out in the 1930's. The ongoing restoration project started in the early 1970's.
a6220_24.tif		 The old city of Bam.
a6237_28.tif		 The old city of Bam.
a6238_17.tif		 The old ice house. Ice and snow used to be brought here from the surrounding mountains in winter and stored in the ice house so Bam residents could have ice in summer.
a6244_85.tif		 The old city and the town of Bam.
a6248_26.tif		 The old city of Bam.
a6260_73.jpg		 This part of the old city was not restored.
a6265_52.jpg		 Two door knockers - one round, for female visitors and one long for male visitors. They give off different sounds so people inside of the house know the gender of the guest, thus whether a man or a woman should answer the door.
a6266_37.jpg		 Arg-e Bam at sunset. Arg means a citadel surrounded by fortified walls, e means of, and Bam is the name of the city.
a6275_56.tif		 Bagh-e Shahzade, Mahan. Bagh means garden in Farsi.
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