Some random facts about our travel....

-I've moved on to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country which I doubt many Singaporeans have/will ever visit.

-I was also reading "Reading Lolita in Tehran" in Tabriz too, a book i believe is still banned by the Iranian government.

-Keng Rui and I have started taking orders for the "Singapore is not in Japan" t-shirt. Order now, and for you, we will give special price. (a line widely touted by the shopkeepers)

-Interestingly, tourists are very much the attraction here in Iran. We are adorned with celebrity status and we get people coming up to us to take pictures and we are even offered free tea and biscuits.

-Iranians also like to practise talking to tourists in the few English words they know - which includes "Hello", "How are you?" and "Where are you from?". Though apparently, many don't know what to expect of the answers we give.

-(PS. to be fair, the Iranians are really friendly and helpful people. I doubt we'll find such hospitality in Singapore.... hehe)

-We are currently in Esfahan, where there is apparently an escaped convict, who has killed some 4 people in the city. As a result, there are now armed police/militia patrolling the streets.

-Because alcohol is not allowed (religious reasons), there is non-alcoholic beer available. These come in pineapple, strawberry, lemon, apple and black (whatever that is) flavours. I've tried one, it actually tastes beer-ish, without getting you drunk.

-We took our cheapest public bus ever. It costs IR (Iranian Rials) 200, which is S$0.02. That's the standard price for bus tickets in Tehran (capital city).

That's all the random facts I can think about for now... :)

Labels: Iran, Travel