Tehran, Dec 30, 2002 - Jan 3, 2003

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Poster of Ayatollah Khomeini (L) and the current supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei (R). The president of Iran (not pictured here) is Khatami, a reformed-minded politician elected to power by 70% of the voters. So, Khomeini, Khamenei and Khatami, are you confused yet?
a6153_163.jpg		 Hejab is definitely not required on the slopes. Tochal Telecabin ticket office, Northern Tehran.
a6416_50.jpg		 Tochal Telecabin, Northern Tehran.
a6421_24.jpg		 Tochal, Northern Tehran.
a6426_48.jpg		 Chador at 13000 ft.
a6429_85.jpg		 Lift ticket here is about $4, $50 cheaper than what I pay at Tahoe.
a6432_46.jpg		 Another shot of the ski lift.
a6437_24.jpg		 Hamed and Parastoo on their way to the top of Tochal. We took the telecabin (Gondola) to about 12000 ft and climbed the last 1000 ft to the summit.
a6438_24.jpg		 Mt. Damavand, at 18603 ft / 5670 m, is the tallest peak in Iran.
a6458_48.jpg		 Hamed and Parastoo, Tochal.
a6478_56.jpg		 Linda and Parastoo, Tochal.
a6480_42.jpg		 Tehran disappears in the smog on one of the best air-quality days. Pollution only gets worse in the summer.
a6481_28.jpg		 A spectacular view of the Tochal mountains.
a6482_24.jpg		 Another superb view of the mountains.
a6502_37.jpg		 "Down with USA" painted on the wall of the former US embassy, now known as the US Den of Espionage. The sign can be found at the corner of Mofatteh and Taleqani St., next to the newly built Metro station.
a6540_79.jpg		 A women walks by the mural minding her own business.
a6544_54.jpg		 "On that day when [the] United States of America will praise us, we should mourn."
a6545_24.jpg		 My last day in Iran was spent caving with my friends. We left the house at 4am and drove for 3 hours. The cave is somewhere East of Tehran.
a6554_85.jpg		 The entrance to the cave.
a6558_24.jpg		 The last picture I took in Iran - the sign for the security check for women at the airport. Even the stick figure has her scarf on.
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