Make butter...out of s**t is the
Persian equivalent of 'when life.hands.you lemons, make lemonade'.
Our delightful driver/guide 29 year old Hossein says there is a more polite version but he can't remember it.
Our delightful driver/guide 29 year old Hossein says there is a more polite version but he can't remember it.
Today two places we wanted to see were closed, but boy did
we churn butter! First we went to the Persian Carpet Museum and challenged our
eyes to endure such beauty. (Depending on Internet some photos may be attached ).
One of the carpets displaying images of great historical figures...including
Moses, and Jesus in the prime spot... and Napoleon, Charlemagne, and George
Washington mystified Hossein: it also
portrayed Mohammed...against all Islamic rules. Go.figure.
Then, since the vegetarian place was closed, we churned over
to another place where a lamb, potato, garbanzo stew subtly kissed by cinnamon
was on tap. This was not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, but the real....and
delicious...thing.
This places continues
to surprise and destroy more preconceptions.
Blue-jeaned couples walk hand in hand. The cosmetic section
is the biggest section in the drugstore where we bought Colgate toothpaste.The women, especially the young ones, are stylish and
glamorous.
64% of the college students are women.
We see none of those robed, bearded, and severe looking
types our media display. The young guys affect the tight jeans, tee shirt,
sneaker and most becoming five o'clock shadow Stud About Town look common
everywhere on the planet (and far more
successfully than guys just.about anywhere else...these guys definitely have
the right stuff).
Smiles abound. Three truck drivers taking a break from
hauling loads of cell phone and backpack.equiped school kids on a field trip to
the palace smiled, waved, and gave us a folded paper toy.
Tehran has the look and energy of a cosmopolitan and
sophisticated European city. There is a lot more to see but we leave tomorrow
for the Caspian Sea.
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