So off to the Caspian Sea I went with my guide "K" and our
driver on our 485-mile round trip first to Rusht and then
onto the seaport of Bandar-e Anzali, where we stayed over-
night at the 400 room Hotel Sefid Kenar. But, it neither
had internet use nor milk for my tea!! Whatever, the
Caspian Sea has now captivated me like no other sea
that I have seen upto now ...
Most of it is owned and controlled by Iran, but that's
not what has captivated me! No, it's just something
hard to explain right now for why I feel the way I do
about it. To stand and wander less than 100 yards from
the seafront of the Caspian Sea was a fulfilment for me
of some sort having journeyed almost 6.000 miles from
England to see it and then to touch it with my own hands
and feet was wonderful. And, my hotel veranda was a
perfect spot to see and hear the overnight roar of the sea
as bad weather hit us badly at Anzali. It sadly stayed
with us, did the soaking and grim weather, until we need-
ed to return to Tehran so that I could catch a domestic
Iran Air night flight to Persia's ancient city of Shirez
at where I'm now briefly updating my blog for all the
good folkz to know I'm still here in the Middle East ...
I will get back with you all within perhaps the
next day or so to give you all alot more titbits
about my upfront adventure and experience of
seeing Iran first hand. It's like no other country I
have visited and it is a country that has enthalled
since the rise of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 ...
Greetings once again from Iran, Monty.
+St. Andrew's Day, 2oo7.
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