Iran: Nishapur

This morning we were up and checked out of our hotel and on our way to the airport for our morning flight to Mashhad. Our flight was delayed, but only by an hour, and after an hour and a half flight, we arrived in the second largest city of Iran, Mashhad.

We stopped on our way out of town at an eclectic little restaurant in a basement of a house that was totally coveted in mirrors and had a delicious meal. It was raining in Mashhad so we did what we could to stay dry. We drove about an hour out of the city to the town of Nishapur, which was once a major hub on the Silk Road and turquoise producer. We stopped by the shrine/monument to a famous Iranian poet, mathematician and astronomer, Omar Khayam. Our next stop was the nearby Imamzadeh Mahroq Mosque, which houses the tomb of Sufi poet Farid-eddin Attar. It was right at dark when we got there and it was wonderfully illuminated.

We then hopped back into the van for the drive back to Mashhad, where we checked into our hotel for the night and had dinner.