Around the town

Shiraz is a huge city so we generally go to one area at a time. Tonight we hung out in one of the shopping districts. I got a lot of stares, but no one really approached me. There was a boy about 10 years old handing out fliers, he insisted that I take one. I told him I didn’t speak or read farsi, but he kept on insisting. When he discovered I was American he said “Hello”, I said “Hello” back and snapped a picture of him.

Shopping around I discovered that you can get anything here that you can get in the states. I found that the brand name labels, which are probably imported from Dubai, have comparable prices to the U.S. however the local items are super inexpensive. Jewelry is a real bargain here as well. On the way home we decided to take the bus, local transportation is heavily used here. On the bus the women sit in the back and the men sit in the front, it was kind of strange at first but you get used to it. Everyone on the bus stared at me, but only one guy actually asked me any questions. He spoke a little english and wished me a good experience in Iran.

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