We then headed for our second destination for the day, a half hour walk away. It was interesting to walk through the quiet suburban neighbourhoods. Andrew spotted a bakery and indulged us with three small pastry nibbles, the best of which was a rose water baklava.
The tomb of the 14th century poet Hafez was a little further away than we planned. But a common feature of both the cities we have been in so far, are the large number of park benches. So we had a couple of spells to rest in the shade. At one, we watched the school children being driven home from school after mid-day. No need for seat belts here, and you can fit 2 children on the front passenger seat and 5 more in the back.
The tomb of Hafez was another calm spot with his poetry being played at a reasonable level over loud speakers. It is said his works are to be found in the homes of most people in Iran and most people can quote his works.
We stopped at the Haft Khan restaurant complex for a very late lunch which did us for the remainder of the day. The picture below is standing on the bridge over the dry river that runs through the middle of the city.
And the view from another pedestrian bridge looking at the metro which is being built, dry hills in the background.
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