On the way to the airport. Bye bye Tehran. It was fun. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Tehran traffic. Worse than Joburg, not as bad as Cairo. So there is that. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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The local girl's school. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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My very last #catsoftehran #catsofinstagram shot. This one was very vocal. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Even a humble garage door is beautifully decorated. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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These charity donation receptacles line the roads. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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I found the best cafe in Tehran! Boofe Ketab, a Spanish book club. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel #usk #urbansketching

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The planetarium looks stunning #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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A portrait session at the park #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Another bridge leads across the tangle of motorways below. This reminds me of Nelson Mandela bridge. A smaller version. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Everyone gets very sociable. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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This is the amazing Tabiat bridge in Tehran. Tabiat means nature. The bridge connects two parks across a motorway. It's lit emerald green, the colour of the prophet. And it's very very busy in the evening. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Final touch. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Some ideas for Christmas baking, @la_stet and @ma_stett ? #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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One last fancy interior decoration. I am in love with mirror mosaic. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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The local guards have a pretty snazzy uniform. Good hat, too. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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The servant's staircase #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Who's this cool archer? No doubt an Iranian hero. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Another beautiful stucco ceiling in the White Palace. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Even the Shah had an ugly TV in the 70s. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Someone actually lined up each individual pistachio. That is commitment. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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I think it means 'go this way'... #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Farah Pahlavi only drove the coolest cars. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Friday games at the park #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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A rose-ringed parakeet in the palace gardens. One of Stuart's two new species today. #iphoneonly #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Can you get too many pictures of mirror halls? I think not. This spectacular example has a 3D ceiling. How do they do it? #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Loving the fake old digital telephone. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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The Shah's boots. All that's left of a huge self portrait. My favourite find in Tehran so far. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Inside the White Palace. Lion hunting and elephant fights. Very relaxing. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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The Green Palace, housing yet another mirror hall. How many palaces does one Shah need? #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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Choices, choices. I really like this pick and mix approach to museum prices. Decide what you want to see and pay only for that. We went for the two palaces and the classic cars.

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Some other world travellers. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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The White Palace, summer home of the Iranian shahs. And the abandoned swimming pool out front. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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This fierce #catsoftehran are half of my walnut cake. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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One of today’s sketches. I’m in the groove now. (at...

One of today’s sketches. I’m in the groove now. (at Tehran, Iran)

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And another. Amazing what you can capture just loitering at a street corner. This is Ferdowsi Street, one of the main roads in the centre.

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One of today's sketches. I'm in the groove now.

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The view to the west, also not bad. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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We have moved hotels. Now we have a view. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #irantravel

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From the mirror hall to the gardens. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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One more of the mirror hall, because I can't get enough of the bling. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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Last night's dinner: falafel and chips. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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Another #catsoftehran #instacat looking royal at the palace. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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This sad kitty looks like it's had enough of holding up the palace. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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This elegant archway leads to the throne room at the Golestan Palace.

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The ceiling of the mirror hall at the Golestan Palace. It's like being inside a diamond. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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Another sketch from yesterday: hilarious animal pots from 2000BC. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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Finally some drawings I am happy with. Instead of attempting the...

Finally some drawings I am happy with. Instead of attempting the impossibly beautiful architecture I sat by the side of a very busy intersection. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #urbansketchers #urbansketching #USkTehran #USk (at Tehran, Iran)

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Finally some drawings I am happy with. Instead of attempting the...

Finally some drawings I am happy with. Instead of attempting the impossibly beautiful architecture I sat by the side of a very busy intersection. #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic #urbansketchers #urbansketching #USkTehran #USk (at Tehran, Iran)

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#sculpturelookingatyou from the palace garden #tehrangraphy #welcometoiran #iran #irangram #fiverintehran #iranpic

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