Lovely days in Mashhad

In Mashhad, we had a little reunion with Maximiliano, Maryse, André and our Iranian friend Vahid together with his mother Tahere. We visited a lot of different places, such as the Holy Shrine, an islamic place for religious pilgrimage with millions of pilgrims each year, a mall for second hand outdoor clothes and a 3000 year old village in the mountains where we spontaneously got invited to a ceremony in a mosque.
Unfortunately, I have caught a virus and won’t be able to cycle all the remaining kilometers to the border of Turkmenistan. Vahid will take me close to it by car. It was a tough decision for me but it’s sometimes better to listen to your body and give in.Read more