Saturday, May 31, 2008

Bush of Grape

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.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Modern Pedestrian Bridge

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!

Location: Ahmad Abad Boulevard, Rahnamayi Crossroad, Mashhad

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Africa Cinema & Zist-Khavar (East Life) Center

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.
Zist-Khavar (which means East Life) Shopping Center is the tall building on the left. It is an old structure too.

Location: Taghi Abad Square, Mashhad

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Biking


Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Saman Bank


Location: Sajjad Boulevard, Mashhad

Monday, May 26, 2008

Health Center

A new Health Center is being constructed.

Location: Sajjad Boulevard, Mashhad

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Emam Hassan Mosque

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.

Location: Hashemieh Boulevard, Vakil Abad Highway, Mashhad

Friday, May 23, 2008

Monument of Martyrdom

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.

Location: Ferdowsi University Campus, Mashhad

Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Large Street TV

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.
There is also a traffic control device near the TV; a traffic camera which sends the intersection's images to the Traffic Control Center (TCC) through a wireless system. You may see the antenna on the top of the pole. What if the person in the TCC likes to watch the TV (the soccer match), he/she turns the camera to the TV instead of intersection and watches it ;)
A scientific thought: I think the light of the TV affects the quality of camera's images. Don't you think so?

Location: Khayyam Intersection, Malek Abad Boulevard, Mashhad

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

LRT Subway Sign

Can you guess what this sign is? (I know the answer)
Answer: It is the LRT subway sign (Light Rail Transit). You see, there is a train moving from left to right to a tunnel. The entrance of the tunnel in this image looks like the Holy Shrine of Emam Reza in Mashhad (or looks like all the mosques).

Location: Ferdowsi University's LRT Station, Vakil Abad Boulevard, Mashhad

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Statue of Mother

A mother's love determines how
We love ourselves and others.
There is no sky we'll ever see
Not lit by that first love.

Stripped 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.

By: Nicholas Gordon

Location: Mother Square, Ghasem Abad, Mashhad

Monday, May 19, 2008

Central Library of Mashhad


This beautiful colorful building is going to be the central library of Mashhad. I don't know the name its architecture but he/she might make the best of his/her work. The small random located windows, three colors of red, green and blue which change into each other smoothly in the height make this building really attractive. It deserves to be the central library. It will possibly attract so many readers.

Location: Laleh Square, Ab o Bargh Boulevard, Vakil Abad Highway, Mashhad

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Wood Industry

Here is the entry of Deghat Wood Industry Company. I like that two persons who are working.

Location: Deghat Wood Company Square, Vila Shahr, Torghabeh, Mashhad

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Persian rugs and the concept of heaven

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 and Trees

Rugs are hung on the trees to get shown to the visitors.

Location: Shandiz main street, Shandiz, Mashhad

Friday, May 16, 2008

Handicrafts Store

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.

Location: Shandiz main street, Shandiz, Mashhad

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

PROMA Shopping Center

PROMA Shopping Center is one of the largest and most prestigious shopping centers in Mashhad. Isn't it nice?

Location: Janbaz Square, Ferdowsi Boulevard, Mashhad

Monument of War Heros

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.


Location: Janbaz Square, Ferdowsi Boulevard, Mashhad

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Yasaman Street

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?

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Taste of Persia

You can find a persian food restaurant where ever in the world, even in Cyprus.

Snow Playing

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!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Frangiorgio Hotel Apts

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.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

The Bench in front of Movenpic Cafe'

This is one of the benchs in front of Movenpic Cafe'. Larnaca, Cyprus.

Sun Bath

Is it a spy cam? I don't think so. We were in Larnaca's beach, Cyprus.

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Saint Lazaros Church

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.

Larnaca's Beach

We were in Larnaca in April. We had lots of fun. Larnaca was a nice city and had cool beaches.

Marina

Marina, Larnaca,Cyprus