The Grand Bazaar
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Good looking chestnuts, but we didn't find they candied them
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These are tiny watermelons 5-8 cm long (look at the bottom left, the cross section through the cardboard box
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Roses
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This "layered cake" is actually a preparation of multiple spices. They, obviously, build layers of various spices and customers buy a "slice" of spice that crumbles into a mix.
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Lots of saffron
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This machine presses sesame seeds to extract the oil and make "tahini" (for hummus in particular)
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The sesame seeds
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The compressed left-over
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... and the extracted oil.
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Trying samples
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This looks like a painting but is a carpet !!
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The group with Korosh next to Thao
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Nice presentation for corn
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Pomegranate
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The outdoor part of the market
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Because of the restriction some products get their local equivalent
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It was the anniversary of the Iranian revolution and they had cute anti-american posters
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Tempting restaurants along the street
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The candy stall
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Roshan
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The oven for the flat bread
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Although it was cold they had a clever system of heat under the tables with the heat contained by the table cloth
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The Golestan palace and gardens
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Exquisite tile work
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...with a strong European flavor
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A windcatcher !
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Steady hand architectural student
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Probably the only two nude women painting exhibited in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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A movie and music themed restaurant
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