Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The area around Shiraz was famous for their Syrah grapes and the wine made from them. Now they still grow the grapes but they make raisins. Tina On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 12:42 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Nice landscapes and people. The place strikes me as potentially good wine > country. Of course, the Islamists would not allow this. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 20 Jun 2016, at 16:18, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > PESO: > > > > I finally finished all of the photos from our farm stay between Yazd and > > Shiraz: > > > > > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000ETzumJqQvnk > > > > and hit next for 110 more photos! You can go through the bread-making > > really fast - almost a video! This was a very nice extended family. The > > patriarch has a large farm, all irrigated with many fruit trees and beef > > cattle that are zero-grazed. He and his wife have 5 grown kids and many > > grandkids. Two of the grown kids graduated from the University of Tehran > > with degrees in tourism and their dream is to run a caravanserai-type > hotel > > for tourists on the farm. Many people travel to this part of Iran to > stay > > with nomads in the desert but there aren't many actual nomads left so > Hamid > > and his sister Yasmin want to re-create the experience of staying with > > nomads but on their farm. It was interesting!! All members of the > family > > helped with the cooking and entertaining of their only three visitors - > > Hossein, Tom and me! > > > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > > > On to Shiraz... > > > > Tina > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html