Teheran, Iran: Passing through the outskirts of town I see factories with familiar names: Alis-Chalmers, Canada Dry and Coca-cola. Some other Americans got here before me!
This is a modern city: wide streets, no traffic jams and green parks—the place is clean and orderly. I stay a couple of days.
In the archaeology museum I see a collection of miniature paintings, just the thing for a nomad’s gallery, some hand copied antique Korans, a frieze from Persepolis and some clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform A large stone statue in the same museum has cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions on it. I’ll bet that work of art has presented some interesting linguistic puzzles to scholars!
When I’m hungry I drop in at what appears to be a fast-food diner for big wheat pancakes, stew and tea—just like I bought at the bus station! I haven’t been sick since I left Lebanon. (Knock on wood!)
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