I had read about Esfahān and was looking forward to going there: especially the Emām Khomeini square – the place I dreamed about before visiting Iran. It’s a magical space, with 500×160 m one of the largest squares in the world and a sublime example of town planning – it dates back to 1612 and was designed and built as a whole. It was early evening when I first walked onto the square, found myself a bench to sit on, and just drank in the experience of being in this beautiful space – watching people relaxing and playing on the quare at the end of the working or school day.

Another highlight of Esfahān is the Zāyande river, with a number of very old, and architecturally very interesting bridges across it. Oh, I certainly want to go back!