Iran Dos and Don'ts

Don't even think to wear your hidjab the 'Tehrani' way, ie uncovering your front hair; the Komiteh will just snap at you.

Tehran is a must see city as long as you are OK with Trafic and pollution!! It has strange and lively and crazy nature of any metropolitan city. A combination of old and new, modern and ancient, one of the most friendly people to foreigners!!! They would take you to their homes and accomodate you to the best of their ability, feed you and take you for sightseeing just because they love foriegners!! Of course the general caution rules always apply. There are wired people everywhere. Used to have one of the best tap waters in the world, don;t know about the last 5 years! Has international resturants but you are gonna have a lot of fun if you are a Kabab lover. I love the traditional sweets, cakes and confections in general. Delicious Turkish Coffes. Lots of sight seeings, huge colorful bazzars, old bulidings, etc. There is much to say, take me and I will show you around for free;) Afterall it is my beloved hometown!

Visit the National and Carpet Museums. Have a local doughnut: filled with meat, cream or some other oddity! Don't tell the authorities, but find an illegal shisha (khalion) pipe 'den' for a shifty smoke. ( Women are unfortunately not allowed even though they are doing something illegal anyway!!)

You can still see the ruins of Castle of Bam

The sad thing of the sity is that most teahouses are closed. Instead you can go to the Abassi hotel for a coffee, after having a kebap husseini in het Sherezade Restarant first, of course. Te meet young people you can also go to the countless coffeshops in the Armenian Quarter - if you can't find one, ask for it on the streets and there is a chance that you have company of a local.