Iran, trip to Shiraz and the ruins of Persepolis

A surreal ceiling in a mosque, Shiraz

[07/12/17]
After Chabahar I hoped to get to Bandar Abbas from where take a ferry to islands Queshm and Hormuz, however the ferry was closed due to strong winds.
Besides the bad weather there was bad luck in hitchhiking, I had to wait a long time under the assault of sand storms in the middle of the desert and in the end I didn't even make it to Bandar Abbas, having stopped for the night in Minab.
That's where I learned about the situation with ferry and decided to ditch the islands in favor of my next destination - Shiraz. While I was en route, the sea calmed down and ferry started going again, just my luck.

Anyways, out of 1000$ I had for the trip, less than a half was left already and the islands wouldn't do my wallet any good, so maybe it wasn't that bad after all.

Considering this unexpected turn of events, I didn't have a host in Shiraz and I arrived only at night, having done the last 300 kilometers on a bus.
Maybe that is the reason I didn't like this city which is spoiled by tourists too much with all the obvious consequences.

In Shiraz everyone and their mother will offer you a (ridiculously overpriced) ride to Persepolis which is located in merely 60 km from the city. It's kinda like Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
And Persepolis is also on my way to the next stop - Yazd. Naturally, I decided to hitchhike than to pay 30 euros for the taxi. And I managed to do it surprisingly easy - got a car with local students who coincidentally were going to Persepolis as well.

The entrance to Persepolis

There is not much left from the great city but to pass through the same gates, that Alexander The Great (here in the East he's called Iskander) was passing through, is a great honor for me.