Abbas Abad

As strange as it sounds my first impression of Iran is that of a huge campsite. Tents can be seen everywhere in the cities, beaches and parks, and because we didn’t have one we slept for a few days in a pavilion 5 m from the Caspian Sea. The beaches are separated for men and women, the male is surrounded by barbed wire and the female is fenced with a thick canvas cloth from the land and sea. If you are walking outside the appointed area in a swimsuit the "Guardians of the Islamic order" will come to tell you off. Good thing one of them spoke Turkish, so we could communicate.