We have a small garden in our apartment's yard. Yesterday I visited Dim's photoblog of McKinney, Texas and saw a photo of a vineyard in one of his recent posts and I thought of taking photo of our samll vineyard. We have a big bush of grape in our small garden.
The blue covered part of this pedestrian bridge is a escalator; it encourages more people to cross the road through the bridge and it also helps children, old and disabled people to ascend/descend the stairs. Thanks guys in the Transportation & Traffic Department of the city! It's really helpful in this crowded crossroad!
Africa cinema is one of the oldest cinemas in Mashhad; the orange building on the right of the pic which has a red-color sign.
Blue and turquoise color are the most common colors used in our traditional religous architecture related to Islam religion. Most of the historical mosques in Iran, which belongs to 200 to 700 years ago, are colored with blue, turquoise and sometimes light green, dark blue and white. This is Emam Hassan Mosque which is not an old mosque. It has been built not more than 5 years ago but it is clear that it was tried to follow the Persian-Islamic traditional architecture in desgning and building this beautiful structure. Now it is one of the most prestigous mosques in Mashhad.
At first I couldn't recognize what this monument is going to show. But after a few minutes looking at it, I found it. It seems there are three piegons or butterflies (or any other bird) are rounding around a tulip. Its designer did the best I think. It's a small and simple monument but with lots of meanings. You see, all parts of the monument, birds and flowers, are connected to each other, but they looks like there are not (see the first photo). Anyway, it's nice.
Recently, a big street TV has been set up in Malek Abad Boulevard, close to Khayyam Intersection. It often displays advertisements. I am thinking of a day that it shows an important soccer match, then lots of people may gather there to watch the TV. It must be interesting.
Can you guess what this sign is? (I know the answer)
A mother's love determines howStripped of love, the universe
Would drive us mad with pain;
But we are born into a world
That greets our cries with joy.
How much I owe you for the kiss
That told me who I was!
The greatest gift--a love of life--
Lay laughing in your eyes.
Because of you my world still has
The soft grace of your smile;
And every wind of fortune bears
The scent of your caress.
Here is the entry of Deghat Wood Industry Company. I like that two persons who are working.
Wooooo!! Don't you like to sit on a flying rug and go to the heavens? It seems there are some flying rugs for sell. There are lots of these rugs in Shandiz, near Mashhad. Their design and colors are really lovely. We have two of them in our home. When we go out for picnic or any where to enjoy the nature, we bring our rugs and put them on the ground and enjoy sitting and lying on them (see the following photo, this is our rug, isn't it beautiful?). There is a deep cultural concept in Persian rugs. In the old times, people imagined the heaven and painted it on the rugs. They liked to live, to walk, to sit and to lie in the heaven. So they made their rugs like their imaginations of heaven.
Location: Shandiz main street, Shandiz, Mashhad
Rugs are hung on the trees to get shown to the visitors.
Shandiz is a nice small town near Mashhad. So many residents and tourists spend their holidays in Shandiz, enjoying the green areas, rivers, gardens and handicrafts. This photo is a handicrafts store in Shandiz. There are some traditional Persian hand-made rugs on the top, you see? They are really beautiful.
PROMA Shopping Center is one of the largest and most prestigious shopping centers in Mashhad. Isn't it nice?
This is the Monument of War Hero in the War Hero Square (Meidan-e-Janbaz) in Mashhad, Iran. The monument's concept refers to the Iran-Iraq war.
A view of Yasaman Street to Bahar Intersection, Mashhad. The red color sign of Jasmin Restaurant can be seen on the other side of the intersection, yes?
Miss that day! and you! when we went out for biking but surprisingly found the sky snowing. It was the November snow, 2007. I am now listening to my ex-love's musics, "I did it my way", Frank Sanitra is now playing. I am thinking of you. I wish you best wishes in the world, I wish you a perfect life and I hope you'll find your perfect man. Miss you. Forgive me!
I took this photo from our studio's window. Frangiorgio Hotel Apartments, Larnaca. The beach can be seen from there. Look at the end of that street, it goes to the beach.
This is one of the benchs in front of Movenpic Cafe'. Larnaca, Cyprus.
We were in front of Saint Lazaros Church, Larnaca, Cyprus. I am the guy in the right with a white t-shirt. Those guys were my new friends in traveling to Cyprus.
We were in Larnaca in April. We had lots of fun. Larnaca was a nice city and had cool beaches.
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