Caspian Sea - on the way to Sareyn we visted the Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea - I have now been there

Caspian Sea - a popular place with the local tourists - note the high heeled beach footwear

Sareyn - on the way to Sareyn another road side teahouse, this place sold lots of honey

Sareyn - on the way to Sareyn another road side teahouse, this place sold lots of honey

Sareyn - on the way to Sareyn another road side teahouse, the perpetual hot tea machine

Sareyn - on the way to Sareyn another road side teahouse, a very relaxing place to experience the locals way of life

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Ardabil - tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty

Sareyn - a lovely tourist town with great hot water spring baths; it gets so busy the locals camp on the main streets

Sareyn - a lovely tourist town with great hot water spring baths; it gets so busy the locals camp on the main streets