ghalat

from fuad, we had heard that there is a place near shiraz commonly called "new amsterdam". needless to say, we had to check it out and took a snapp-taxi there. we didn't really believe it, but fuad told us you could just buy weed at the supermarket like it's nothing, so we went to a couple of shops buying a snack here and there, until the clerk in the third shop we went to actually made a smoking hand sign. i couldn't believe it.

but we still hadn't seen anything. the real part of ghalat is the old city. we hitchhiked there and were picked up by anoter... salesman. walking into the old town and the adjacent woods was like entering another world. hippies everywhere, people partying and barbecuing, music, everything. it was the same vibe as being at a good festival. we quickly found a nice calm camp spot in the hills above ghalat and settled in. the next two days up there in the nature felt like a vacation from iran and i met a lot of lovely dogs and people.Leia mais