17 July 2008

About 10 km to Ardebil on the left was a road which goes to a famous city of different variety of mineral water called Sareyn, there is famous for the Hydrotherapy. You will see many tourists from different cities in Iran and some Foreigners as well,

I stayed there for a night and I went to one of the Hydrotherapy complex for an hour I really enjoyed of my time there. I left the town to a village called Viladareh on the north to Ardebil from Sareyn, there was a kind of cold mineral water with Gas, it was really amazing for me. I spent 2 hours there and then I went to Ardebil through other way.

Ardebil is one of the old cities in Azerbaijan region but for a few years it gets independence, I stayed there for a few days to get improve, the weather was awesome in Summer, it was cold in the evening till early in the morning and always breezy I really enjoyed, I visited some mausoleums there which the most famous was Sheikh Safieddin Ardebili I met a German architecture who works in this old monument to help for rebuilding, we had a short chat then I left there for having lunch in a local restaurant nearby the sheikh Safi foods and fruits are not very expensive in this city, I could find everything with the good price.

I think it was one of the most cheapest cities in Iran . From Sarab city I got so tired to reach Ardebil as all the time the road was windy in the opposite, so awful, that’s why I needed recovery, anyway.

Cycling to Astara was also hard in some part for about 30 km, in fact the breezy weather always is not interested for cyclists in opposite, but on the back is the best and helpful when you have a hug of luggage . On the way I visited Namin city and after this small town I had to cycle through a short tunnel, less than a KM. it was a bit downhill tunnel. But in the other side of tunnel I found a great and beautiful scenery, the road was downhill about 18 km and many rotates it was one of the most beautiful roads that I’ve cycled on in this journey, completely covered by forest.

At noon time I arrived in Astara city port, the weather was humidity and very hot, this city is on the border with Azerbaijan country, I stayed there for a day and then I went to Azerbaijan country as I’ve gotten the visa via its council while I was in Tabriz city, I didn’t tell you about just to surprise you guys but most of you knew about it if you’ve got my last Email, .