01 September 2019
Nowshahr - Marzanabad - Tehran
Orux map screenshot:
BLUE line is the planned route
RED line is the actual route we drove
BLUE line is the planned route
RED line is the actual route we drove
After 5 relaxing days in Nowshahr with nice beach walks we need to go ahead to our next destination, Tehran. I feel uncomfortable to take Tara to Tehran after we heard that domestic dogs are not allowed there. Our nephew Hanif insures us that the apartment building he leaves in has a big garden, where we can take Tara out for a walk as the other dog owners from this building do and that there are public parks where people walk their dogs without being molested. Let's see!
Today the clouds coming from the Caspian Sea are totally blocked by the high Alborz mountains. Heavy rain accompanies us on the way to Marzanabad....
Today the clouds coming from the Caspian Sea are totally blocked by the high Alborz mountains. Heavy rain accompanies us on the way to Marzanabad....
... where street vendors offer their fresh products
Tradition...
... Modernity
The shortest route connecting Nowshahr with Tehran is through the Alborz mountains with a narrow, overcrowded road and steep serpentines with no chance to overtake the car in the front. Since more than 30 years the highway, with approx 50% that has to be drilled through the mountains, is under construction with only some kms on the two ends finished.
Nevertheless it's absolutely worth to drive the "old" road with the beautiful landscape!
Dense fog on one side of the mountain with 17°C ...
...after the tunnel, sunshine on the other side with 25°C
Lunch break in one of the many restaurants
Today the Islamic New Year "Muharram" starts, a month where Shia Muslims remember the death of Hussain ibn Ali, a grandson of prophet Mohamed, who was killed in the battle of Karbala. In this month many of the Iranian flags, which usually decorate the bridges are exchanged with black flags.
After 324km within 7 hours we reach Hanif's place in Tehran, where we will stay with the family 5 days before we continue to drive back to Austria through the west/northwest of Iran.
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