tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49477846211058618222024-03-14T00:56:15.473+03:30Mashhad (IRAN) Daily PhotosSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-35497628727006196582010-03-17T10:22:00.000+03:302010-03-17T10:22:11.118+03:30NEWS<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The New Version of "Mashhad Daily Photo" is started!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">We look forward to your Visits by clicking </span><a href="http://mashhaddailyphoto.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: black;">Here</span></a><span style="color: black;">!</span></span></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-86663393827148220452009-12-12T19:35:00.002+03:302010-02-20T10:45:32.756+03:30Coming soon...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Coming soon on</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="http://www.mashhaddailyphoto.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">www.Mashhaddailyphoto.blogspot.com</span></a></div><p> </p><p> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><em>Note: Because of the "Indian florists SPAMS", I had to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">obsolete</span> the Commenting link.</em></span></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-81786910752223103502009-09-24T12:44:00.002+03:302009-09-24T12:51:39.334+03:30The last post...<div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Srs5U0P-djI/AAAAAAAABBs/U0T9hEvFJc8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384960809237378610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Srs5U0P-djI/AAAAAAAABBs/U0T9hEvFJc8/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the last post of Mashhad Photo daily blog. I wanna to stop blogging because of some personal reasons. I am sure that you understand me; It has been a while that I do not enjoy photographing and writing. ( this is one of my reasons).<br />During this over one year I’ve learned many things from here, made many nice friends. We experienced lots of values and had memorable days together, so I’ll never forget about this blgo as well as it is a holy place for me.<br />I do not know if I will start a blog in future and in another life time or not. Miss you, miss here…But I’ll read your blogs, take comments and never forget about you!<br />I hope if I decided to start a blog again, every thing changed in its true way…<br /><br />Now I like to write a poem for you from the poet Shel Silverstein, I choose it because I always thought my blog was like a Bridge …<br /><br />“This Bridge”<br /><br />This bridge will only take you halfway there<br />To those mysterious lands you long to see:<br />Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairs<br />And moonlit woods where unicorns run free<br />So come and walk awhile with me and share<br />The twisting trails and wondrous world I’ve known.<br />But this bridge will only take you halfway there<br />The last few steps you’ll have to take alone.<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-87585867509769072992009-09-08T14:08:00.002+04:302009-09-08T14:16:12.715+04:30Imam Reza Shrine<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SqYnih9drAI/AAAAAAAABBk/0RLoEsJyWxc/s1600-h/IMG_2473.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379030279125838850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SqYnih9drAI/AAAAAAAABBk/0RLoEsJyWxc/s400/IMG_2473.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-10447414402276303712009-09-04T22:31:00.005+04:302009-09-04T22:38:50.492+04:30Tavvakoli Night Dress Shop<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SqFXiKdyLBI/AAAAAAAABBc/Q-StAn77tO4/s1600-h/IMG_4355.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377675674493529106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SqFXiKdyLBI/AAAAAAAABBc/Q-StAn77tO4/s400/IMG_4355.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Sajjad Blvd and the Red calligraphy that you see on the board is the logo of a dress shop.<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-78271878909894009042009-09-02T14:05:00.006+04:302009-09-02T14:51:05.293+04:30The Award of Kreativ Blogger<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Sp4-NIHgoTI/AAAAAAAABAs/nDJjv8wx_cU/s1600-h/kreativ+blogger+from+nicky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376803400365154610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Sp4-NIHgoTI/AAAAAAAABAs/nDJjv8wx_cU/s400/kreativ+blogger+from+nicky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">My nice friend Aysegul from <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01260671662786562610" target="_blank">Turquoise Diaries</a> left me the lovely award of kreativ blogger. Before this beautiful award, I got 2 awards from my other nice friends Rita for this blog and a golden award for my blog of "<a href="http://iraniankitchen.blogspot.com/">Iranian Kitchen</a>" from the Italian friend Armanda but unfortunately I did not know about the awards rules, so I did not post them to the blog. Hope they forgive me...</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">There are 7 rules for the person who receive this award :</div><br />1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.<br />2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.<br />3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.<br />4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.<br />5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.<br />6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.<br />7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated.<br /><br />So the 7 things that you might find interesting about me, could be these:<br /><br />1. Telling lie is the worst thing to me.<br />2. Choosing Architecture as a major was one of the light points of my life.<br />3. I am a big fan of fresh oranges and the girl of Blue color in its all kinds!<br />4. I hate people who are sneaky.<br />5. I never could be a bold swimmer.<br />6. Exploring the world is the most interesting thing to me.<br />7. The main goal of my life is educating and I try my best to achieve it at the highest levels!<br /><br />Now, I should give this award to 7 bloggers:<br />1. Jilly from <a href="http://menton-daily-photo.blogspot.com/">Menton Daily photo</a> .<br />2. Rita from Finland for her <a href="http://ritamentor.blogspot.com/">Rita</a>'s blog.<br />3. Petrea from <a href="http://pasadenadailyphoto.blogspot.com/">Pasadena Daily photo</a>.<br />4. Kris from <a href="http://thiswillhurtme.blogspot.com/">This will hurt me!</a> blog.<br />5. Babooshka from <a href="http://dailyphotoisleofman.blogspot.com/">Ramsey Daily Photo</a>.<br />6. Ann from <a href="http://annamog.blogspot.com/">Sydney Meanderings</a>.<br />7. Danial from <a href="http://saridailyphoto.blogspot.com/">Sari (Iran) Daily Photo</a>. </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-64850411515726526072009-08-25T13:35:00.002+04:302009-08-25T13:40:07.959+04:30Blog's Break<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SpOpqwCeTjI/AAAAAAAABAI/XJFkBOGtDPM/s1600-h/untitled.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373825332298010162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SpOpqwCeTjI/AAAAAAAABAI/XJFkBOGtDPM/s400/untitled.JPG" border="0" /></a> This a kind of rose flower in our yard. In Persian, this is called Jamileh, I do not know about its English name<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">For my next giving project, I need 1 week free time to finish it. I'll come back soon friends ;)</div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-89039978539025381702009-08-23T22:26:00.009+04:302009-08-23T22:48:51.139+04:30The Ramazan Season<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SpGD77aZXyI/AAAAAAAABAA/fdjZ_Dz4eXI/s1600-h/1.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373220896013639458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SpGD77aZXyI/AAAAAAAABAA/fdjZ_Dz4eXI/s400/1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a> At the photo, you can see a bowl of Ash-e-Reshteh with bread, basil and date that we had for the Eftar ( for breaking our fast)</div><br /><br />This is the second day of Ramazan and the second year that I experience fasting at the hot days of summer. You may think this is so difficult but actually this not. I can describe the good feeling that I have...<br />I had some posts about Ramazan month that you can see by clicking <a href="http://day2daypictures.blogspot.com/2008/09/ramadan.html">here</a>!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-63047418531647284882009-08-22T18:01:00.002+04:302009-08-22T18:07:26.860+04:30Apartment<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/So_zyZiqrMI/AAAAAAAAA_4/Zd51_c81dCw/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372780927651589314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/So_zyZiqrMI/AAAAAAAAA_4/Zd51_c81dCw/s400/1.JPG" border="0" /></a> The building is located on Faramarz Abbasi BLVD<br /><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-48003831789314659392009-08-21T21:49:00.002+04:302009-08-21T21:55:22.197+04:30Advertisement with Henna !!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/So7XoTLzMfI/AAAAAAAAA_w/zAAtvbRqg3A/s1600-h/untitled.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372468492844085746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/So7XoTLzMfI/AAAAAAAAA_w/zAAtvbRqg3A/s400/untitled.JPG" border="0" /></a> I wonder that how advertisements foll people! Experience this Henna shampoo destroyed all my imaginations!!<br /><div>So let's not believe somethings!</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-54085635989200304952009-08-20T06:18:00.002+04:302009-08-20T18:16:36.353+04:30Kondez Pizza<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/So1TVh0DL2I/AAAAAAAAA_o/Z-RqfSQag3M/s1600-h/untitled.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372041559841910626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/So1TVh0DL2I/AAAAAAAAA_o/Z-RqfSQag3M/s400/untitled.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-54440899543327205182009-08-19T19:16:00.002+04:302009-08-19T19:18:58.904+04:30Khayyam BLVD<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SowQle1kMFI/AAAAAAAAA_g/4QKIIUM8mvU/s1600-h/IMG_4325.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371686691665096786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SowQle1kMFI/AAAAAAAAA_g/4QKIIUM8mvU/s400/IMG_4325.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Still we can see the decorations of this main street for Sha'ban celebration...<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-25852202224915278742009-08-18T19:27:00.001+04:302009-08-18T19:30:38.275+04:30Morvarid (Pearl) Shopping Center<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SorBuRtPI1I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/EaWNp5PvH8o/s1600-h/IMG_4351.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371318506364019538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SorBuRtPI1I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/EaWNp5PvH8o/s400/IMG_4351.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-46891460895421032862009-08-17T18:10:00.004+04:302009-08-17T18:23:55.471+04:30Home and Kitchen<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Solft-VVE2I/AAAAAAAAA_I/7VZ4ekkrrvk/s1600-h/IMG_4349.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370929274047239010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Solft-VVE2I/AAAAAAAAA_I/7VZ4ekkrrvk/s400/IMG_4349.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>One of the habit of Iranian women is shopping for the house, though sometimes they lavish!!!<br />Home & Kitchen is one of the famous markets in Mashhad with many favorites for a Persian woman! </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-50816632679668177672009-08-16T11:48:00.003+04:302009-08-16T16:26:10.022+04:30That's a piece of Persian Art !<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Sofzg8aqpDI/AAAAAAAAA_A/4UFjxs-HfaQ/s1600-h/q.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370528827961943090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Sofzg8aqpDI/AAAAAAAAA_A/4UFjxs-HfaQ/s400/q.jpg" border="0" /></a> The handmade carpet of Golestan palace, Tehran<br /><br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-29151445933990169792009-08-13T16:53:00.003+04:302009-08-13T17:03:01.653+04:30The Persian White cheese<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoQH1VZDrvI/AAAAAAAAA-o/Pg0qoFZ64SY/s1600-h/c-ad.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369425268589178610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoQH1VZDrvI/AAAAAAAAA-o/Pg0qoFZ64SY/s400/c-ad.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">A peace of white cheese, some walnut, some slices of tomato with vegetables… Then a cup of tea with honey!<br />That's a complete Persian breakfast which is my favorite!<br />The text you can see on the bill board says about "Paadra Toos" dairy which is one of the famous factories in Mashhad.</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-39177990317079002292009-08-12T19:24:00.005+04:302009-08-12T23:20:54.475+04:30A new Commercial Center in our neighbourhood<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoMO56qjA4I/AAAAAAAAA-I/8-2eLZx4Q6Y/s1600-h/b-t.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369151568918807426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoMO56qjA4I/AAAAAAAAA-I/8-2eLZx4Q6Y/s400/b-t.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A new building still under construction, in Janbaz blvd, near our house. Yet, it does not have any name. I appreciate the architecture...</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-52893617362278736752009-08-11T19:27:00.005+04:302009-08-11T19:38:21.333+04:30An Apartment in Sajjad Street<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoGHwmgBKQI/AAAAAAAAA9o/Xr-y1Z7UjTQ/s1600-h/w-a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368721499840653570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoGHwmgBKQI/AAAAAAAAA9o/Xr-y1Z7UjTQ/s400/w-a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>You probably like to know about house shapes in Iran specially in Mashhad. As you see in the photo, most of people live in apartments. the maximum floors for apartments in Mashhad is usually 5 floors. This unit is depends on the street and city and may be different in other places of Iran.</div><div>The families that live in apartments often have good relation with each other. They sometimes plan gathering party in the yard or under a bower. The culture of living friendly is really improved in Iran.</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-1080872494988217592009-08-10T19:41:00.001+04:302009-08-10T19:45:49.550+04:30Mizan financial center<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoA5SivUMBI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/nwbokDgmKGE/s1600-h/IMG_4268.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368353746551320594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SoA5SivUMBI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/nwbokDgmKGE/s400/IMG_4268.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-9779082812036510652009-08-08T15:01:00.003+04:302009-08-08T15:09:57.539+04:30When a baby tries to be Independent !<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Sn1VsLL7xnI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/jqIbPu9Uoas/s1600-h/b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367540548300949106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/Sn1VsLL7xnI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/jqIbPu9Uoas/s400/b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">I appreciate him!!!</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-63795410898941605862009-08-07T13:31:00.007+04:302009-08-08T10:52:23.701+04:30Yes, I won !<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnvxDuSTJXI/AAAAAAAAA9A/p3UnlqK8hOA/s1600-h/IMG_4295.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367148427208762738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnvxDuSTJXI/AAAAAAAAA9A/p3UnlqK8hOA/s400/IMG_4295.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Eating Spaghetti competition (It was veryyy awful to watch)</span> </div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Excuse me for 1 day absence on the blog. I've got a very bad flu and could not even sit and write a post.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">Last night we went to the "spaghetti festival" as planed to take part for the spaghetti structure competition And I won the prize of the most beautiful structure :)</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">The prize was not as something I supposed on my mind, any way not bad. A big set of Pyrex Dishes for serving pasta with a very huge box of spaghetti!</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-81727482704279112222009-08-05T12:49:00.001+04:302009-08-05T12:53:51.882+04:30Reflection<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnlBNWc_oJI/AAAAAAAAA8o/nRUzBi7U-UY/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366392128609951890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnlBNWc_oJI/AAAAAAAAA8o/nRUzBi7U-UY/s400/IMG.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-73671437263748038452009-08-04T09:47:00.002+04:302009-08-04T09:59:16.066+04:30That's a sad Fact !<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnfGqcxu7mI/AAAAAAAAA8g/E6lTqVaKv3o/s1600-h/pirmard.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365975913616830050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnfGqcxu7mI/AAAAAAAAA8g/E6lTqVaKv3o/s400/pirmard.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-27117812937173413892009-08-03T09:05:00.005+04:302009-08-08T10:59:50.156+04:30Spaghetti Festival<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnZptqMgavI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/D0J1lmyK4OM/s1600-h/IMG_4265.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365592239200299762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnZptqMgavI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/D0J1lmyK4OM/s400/IMG_4265.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The advertisement says about a Spaghetti festival in the <a href="http://day2daypictures.blogspot.com/2008/09/kian-center.html">Kian Center</a>. Building spaghetti structures which is my favorite is one the programs of this festival. Then cooking the best food with macaroni and teaching how to cook are the other ones!</div><div>You may remember my <a href="http://day2daypictures.blogspot.com/2009/02/spaghetti-eiffel-tower.html">spaghetti Eiffel Tower</a>, I will take part in the competition of spaghetti structures with the Eiffel Tower of mine on Thursday, so please come here again if you like to know the result ;)</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4947784621105861822.post-62874704412439346762009-08-02T13:12:00.006+04:302009-08-02T17:25:00.360+04:30Yakhchal or Natural Refrigerators<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnVSWfk0hyI/AAAAAAAAA74/Wj_9Fe1pnlk/s1600-h/n-r.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365285077468350242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnVSWfk0hyI/AAAAAAAAA74/Wj_9Fe1pnlk/s400/n-r.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />These are the heritages from many years ago in a place near Mashhad.</span> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">According to the Wikipedia:</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">A yakh-chāl (meaning "ice pit") is an ancient type of refrigerator.<br />Above ground, the structure had a domed shape, but had a subterranean storage space; it was often used to store ice, but sometimes was used to store food as well. The subterranean space coupled with the thick heat-resistant construction material insulated the storage space year round. These structures were mainly built and used in Persia. Many remain standing that were built hundreds of years ago.</div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">In 400 BC Iran, Persian engineers had already mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert. The ice was brought in during the winters from nearby mountains in bulk amounts, and stored in a specially designed, passively cooled refrigerator, called a yakhchal (meaning ice pit). This was a large underground space (up to 5000 m³) that had thick walls (at least two meters at the base) made out of a special mortar called sārooj, composed of sand, clay, egg whites, lime, goat hair, and ash in specific proportions, and which was resistant to heat transfer. This mixture was thought to be completely water impenetrable. The space often had access to a <a title="Qanat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanat">Qanat</a>, and often contained a system of <a title="Windcatcher" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher">windcatchers</a> that could easily bring temperatures inside the space down to frigid levels in summer days. The ice was then used to chill treats for royalty during hot summer days and to make <a title="Faloodeh" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faloodeh">faloodeh</a>, the traditional Persian frozen dessert.</div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365347617126932610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nq_-roZR_5I/SnWLOx9W4II/AAAAAAAAA8Q/F29-nn8AmiM/s400/800px-Yakhchal_of_Yazd_province.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Yakhchal of Yazd province (Photo from Wikipedia)</span><br /></p><p align="justify">The Yakchal in Kerman is located about a mile from the center of the city. This cone-shaped building is about sixty feet high. The massive insulation and the continuous cooling waters that spiral down its side keep the ice stored there in winter frozen throughout the summer. These ice houses used in desert towns from antiquity have a trench at the bottom to catch what water does melt from the ice and allow it to refreeze during the cold desert nights. The ice is broken up and moved to caverns deep in the ground. As more water runs into the trench the process is repeated. Often seen around the ice houses and many of the homes in the desert are towers called <a class="mw-redirect" title="Badgir" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badgir">badgirs</a> or wind traps. Built of mud or mud brick, these badgirs, mentioned by <a title="Marco Polo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo">Marco Polo</a>, are square or round, but the operating principle is the same: to catch the slightest breeze in the vents at the top and to funnel the cooling air down through internal, vertically placed wooded slats to the water or dwelling below.<br />In present day Iran the term yakchal is also used to refer to modern refrigerators.</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.com