Of all the places I’ve visited so far in Iran, I loved Isfahan the most. In Isfahan, there are several beautiful bridges in the city, Khaju being one of them. The river Zayanderoud is now mostly dry except during the Persian new year, Nowruzm, period. Built in the Safiyeh age, Khajou is a symbol for Isfahan.
Last semester we had a guest lecture by a Bolivian scholar where he introduced tourism development in Oruro province of Bolivia and let us know how many natural and cultural wonders there are in this area. In his words, Bolivia is the heart of South America (which is no doubt according to me, both culturally and geographically) and Oruro is the heart of Bolivia (um, geographically yes). I remember he concluded that Oruro could be the heart of South America, I was seriously doubtful about it as I had not heard about this city before.
In the end, during my Bolivian trip earlier this year, I was forced to have a stop in Oruro unexpectedly.
I went for a nostalgic tour in the Train World yesterday. Are you also a train lover? Then this cool museum in Brussels is for sure something for you, even if you are not a big fan of museums.
In downtown Zurich, there is a special bar called Cabaret Voltaire. It is the actual place where Dadaism was born. 100 years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became…