Arrival in Tehran...

Azadi or Freedom Monument...you can hardly help but notice it

on your way out from Mehrabad airport

Formerly known as Hilton, this was our temporary residence

during the first few nights of our arrival in Tehran

Remnants of snow still visible on the Alborz mountain ranges...Tehran


Another view of the snow-capped Alborz mountains from

the Esteghlal hotel

Salaam...

Selain dari 'Assalamualaikum', ucapan 'salaam' merupakan suatu kelaziman ketika awal pertemuan dan perjumpaan dikalangan teman dan ahli keluarga bagi orang Iran.

Pertama kali menjejakkan kaki dibumi Persia ini pada akhir Februari 2005, masih segar di ingatan sebahagian ibukota ini masih diliputi salji terutamanya di kawasan kawasan tinggi di utara Tehran. Tiba dilapangan terbang antarabangsa Mehrabad lebih kurang jam 9.00 malam, bersama keluarga mendampingi suami yang akan memulakan tugas di Tehran, Republik Islam Iran. Hawa dingin masih dapat dirasakan disana sini walaupun musim bunga sudah hampir tiba, bersamaan dengan bermulanya tahun baru Iran...Nowruz.

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Apart from the more formal 'Assalamualaikum', the more usual form of greeting among friends and relatives is 'salaam' which literally means 'hello'.

Landed in Iran for the very first time at the end of February 2005, I could still vividly remember much of the capital city were still covered with snow particularly in the surrounding areas of north Tehran. Arriving at Mehrabad International airport at around 9.00 pm, together with the family, to accompany my husband, to begin his official assignment in the Islamic Republic of Iran. We could still feel the cold and chilly breezes despite the fact that Spring is just around the corner, marking the beginning of the Iranian new year...Nowruz.