Shh! In the Tower of Silence
Location: ITTIC Tourist Inn, Yazd, Iran
Date: 1st May, 2008
An easy day today, through the desert from Garmeh to Yazd. We arrived in Yazd just as daylight was fading – a perfect time to visit the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence. Nice light, but anything but silent – a group of very friendly and very noisy Iranians made it more like the Tower of Babel! Still, after they left talking to Kristy with their 5 words of English, I was left alone in the Tower where once upon a time, the Zoroastrians left their dead to be picked over by vultures – and thus not polluting any of the primal elements (earth, fire, water, air).
My messing around taking low-light photos unfortunately got us all locked in to the compound. And the 80-something year old guardian is obviously as deaf as a post! Amir came to the rescue by climbing over the 2.5m wall, and unlocking the gate. Top bloke!
Maidens & Mud
Location: Ramada Hotel, Baku, Azerbaijan
Date: 20th April, 2008
Today went quickly, a trip to the Maiden Tower in central Baku – great views of the city, picking up our carpets and a trip to the mud volcanoes and pictograms in Gobustan.
