Tommy, a traveler I had met in Shiraz, was also in Kashan at the same time, so we hired Abos (an honest taxi driver I met earlier) to take us on a day trip.

With my trip to Iran coming close to the end, I made a stop in Kashan on my way from Isfahan to Tehran, arriving after a 3-hour bus ride.

Walking around this city for the first time, I quickly realized how different it was from other cities I had visited in Iran.

A pleasant day trip from Shiraz with a knowledgeable guide to visit two sites from the Sassanian Empire era.

I was really looking forward to visit Persepolis, a site with so much history, and the center of the once mighty Persian Empire.