Tehran

The rest of the university has set examination times (i.e. end of the term), whereas we have exams all the time :-( Anyways, the students living in the dorms were taken to Mashad at the end of exams, which meant a 5 day break for the rest of us! The break couldn't have come at a better time. Farsi is really starting to drag on a bit now.

My friends and I spent one of our days off in Tehran. We travelled by public bus, after which we switched to the Tehran metro. We were lucky enough to have a Tehrani with us to take us shopping!


On the metro, we travelled in the women's only carriages. It was really bizarre to see women getting on and selling all kinds of things... cleaning cloths, hair bands, make up bags and even bras! Apparently, they can make good money, but if caught, can be arrested and imprisoned!

Firdowsi Square - our first stop (to exchange money).
The white statue is of the famous poet Fird0wsi

I knew shopping in Tehran was expensive, but I didn't realise how expensive. The first area we went to had really nice clothes, but way out of our student price range. After lunch (at Super Star Burger aka Hardees), we continued our shopping at Vali Asr Square. The shopping here was a little more within our price range. We even discovered a "Dubai Shopping Centre"