A gloomy religious city with the best food ever!

We decided to have a short trip to Mashad where my family live. We booked our flight and packed as quick as we could. I used to carry lots of luggage whenever I was going on a trip.He told me it pays to travel light and to be honest he was completely right! I'm trying to be a minimalist now and I think it works! So we packed our small red suitcase and put everything in it. I felt like Marry Poppins since everything was put in the small suitcase easily. 

The only thing I love about this city is that everything is ambrosial here. The perks of having my parents here is that we come here once in a while to visit them so we can have the most delicious meals too.

We were invited to my niece's birthday party and we had fun. I can't believe how fast my nephews and nieces have grown up. It feels great to see their personality being shaped out. 

Everytime we come here I try to find something to get connected to the city but it doesn't work. I hate it with so much I just wait to get back to Tehran. 

I sometimes think about the day my parents die and it feels so sad and gloomy but the fact is that I'm sure we won't have any other reason to come to this city anymore. 

My parents r so happy we r here and I can see that in their excited eyes. They both love my partner and that makes me feel great. 

We r going back on Monday by train and I have already saved many pages in my pocket so I can have a read on the train.

I have a time capsule and I'm happy

Since we had three days off, we decided to have it on a trip to north. I used to go on a trip with a bunch of people. This was the second trip I went on with him all alone. And I should confess it was perfect. When you are married to your best friend and you also love him to death, spending time with him is the most exciting thing you can ask for. 
We had so much fun. And I think the key is that we let each other have the space we need. There were times I was reading and he was playing games on his beloved laptop and it made the time we had with each other even more interesting. 

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I fell in love with Rasht. It is not only a beautiful city but also the most cheerful place I have ever seen. The colors make you crazy. I was all eyes and I coudn't get enough of it. We had a great experience at Shorekoli , a great local restaurant which had this motto to become universal one day. and I think it should. I literally cried having lunch there and the tears were real. I knew we are leaving this amazing city and it will be long since the next time I can have a bite of it. I strongly recommend the Kebab-Torsh and the Gamej-Kebab if you were going there. 
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My partner's parents were happened to be near to Rasht for a trip too, so we had a day with them. It was lovely seeing them all happy and excited. My partner's father made this delicious fish for us which I can't still forget the taste of. 
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There is a part on any trip that you want to capture the most and for me it was the moments we were walking in the bazar. I couldn't believe the beauty I was observing. There were times I was standing still staring at colors and I was feeling so happy I couldn't really breathe. I strongly suggest you to have a look at bazar if you are fond of nature and local culture. 
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I tried to capture many frames of this trip to have them all. I think of having a time capsule from time to time and I think I have one by using the Instagram and this blog. I can't wait to get back there.. When is the next great holiday ?

 
 

A rewarding trip !

I've had so many things to do on my resolution list this year. I am not sure about many of them,but I think one of the biggest one is working fine ! 

I decided to get out of shell or my cave or anything like that more often and try to have some outdoor life. Well, with all the short trips and camping and riding a bike and running, I can say I am handling it finally. 

Today we had a short trip ( 3 hours ) with our besties to a beautiful jungle before Savadkooh. My partner and I were familiar with the spot since we discovered it last year on another trip. We loved it cause it was secluded and silent in a great way.

 

This is a frame I wish I could take everyday. I'm not a religious person and believe me, living in a religious country ruled by a religious system is frustrating sometimes. Look at my bestie, happy and playful wearing what she wants. I'm trying hard to be who I am here. And to be honest, some days r damn hard. I think I needed this camping trip to let my hair breathe.

Anyway, I am such a foodie person and all I was thinking about last night was the Jooje kebab we r going to have there. It was raining a little bit and lighting a fire seemed impossible. However my great companies did their best to help the fire last as long as we needed. 

 

That was actually my favorite part of the trip. If I was asked the question Friends asked each other in the series ( sex or food ?) I would definitely go with food. ;)

 

Another amazing thing about nature and camping is that you can actually experience cool natural ways of living like lighting a fire or making tea on coal-fired kettle. Everything seems sexy in nature and it actually tastes better. 

I am such a technophile and I don't change my city life with anything else but it's nice to have a bit of experience of living more simply. 

Look at my dearest friend posing so beautifully.  

 I may be mad at myself for not doing many things and postponing lots of stuff, but at least I am pleased with the way I am embracing nature this year. My partner and I are having a better relationship with animals and we r trying to care about them more than before. 

 We had the best road trip too. We saw the most breathtaking fog of our lives and there was snowing in some parts of the road. safe and sound though. Our besties took a great nap in the car and we didn't wake them up. We knew how tired they were from all the work and the stress of the city life. Watching them while sleeping was a bless.