Taxi conversations

Taxi drivers are the same everywhere in the world. They know everything about everything!

So I had some errands to do the other day and the easiest thing was to get a taxi and ask them to wait for me at each destination for a few mins while I did my jobs.

So I called the local taxi agency ('adjaans' in Farsi) and here's how the conversation went:

Driver: prices have gone up 20%

Me: what to do? I have work to do and my only option is a taxi

Driver: we thank God

Me (thinking): yes I'm sure your wife is thanking God for your increased income

Thankfully the ride only cost me 9000tomans (£2ish)

Qum Baby's First Trip to the Haram

Qum Girl is back! And this time there's a Qum Baby too!

So it's been forever since I last blogged. But thanks to the girl in the awesome chador http://thegirlintheawesomechador.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

I've discovered the blogger app! So no more excuses. And plus with 3G coming to Qum (yup the rest of the world is 4G'ing and Qum is just getting to grips with 3G) there really is no excuse.

So I was in London all these months, growing a little bubba! We're both back in Qum now and looking forward to some new adventures.

Iranians love kids! I had put some little denim bootees on Qum Baby for our first Thursday night haram/dua Kumayl visit. No big deal right? Except the Iranians that were sitting near us acted as if they were the best thing since sliced bread. They even sneaked in some photos while I was praying 😬

I should have said something after I finished but that would have been admitting that I was not focused on my prayers.

The other thing is that you cannot go 5 steps in Qum with some fancy western bit of baby gear without someone asking 'chand giriftee?' (How much did you get it for) very annoying! Even our buggy/travel system has been attracting attention. We've been putting Baby in the car seat and attaching it to the buggy frame. Very normal in the UK. Not so normal here. 

Watch this space for more Qum Girl & Baby adventures!