Pers[e]polis

At the urging of my darling, here are just a few pictures from our trip to Pers[e]polis - the birthplace of the Iranian Empire over 2,500 years ago with the Archaemenid Empire and Darius the Great (whose tomb, and those of his successor sons, we also visited).
From a collection of photos you simply can't sense the magnitude, or impressive energy of the first capital of Persia - to read more about our visit, click here.
To read more about the history of ancient Persia click here.