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The man who started it all: grandfather Schricker, the oldest living Schricker! (actually, he's the son of the man who started it all)
Date: 12/19/2005
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At a popular market in Tehran, on a bridge (Pol-eh-Tajrish). Pomegranates...very inexpensive in Iran.
Date: 12/19/2005
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"Az-geel": an obscure Iranian fruit that looks like moldy plums. Supposedly very tasty, but I have no plans to find out if that's true.
Date: 12/19/2005
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Beets and beans! You can find slowly roasted beets and cooked beans (they're like huge string beans, but individual) on many corners in Tehran. It might sound gross, but they're both great tasting.
Date: 12/27/2005
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Big sheets of freshly baked bread hanging from a shop in the marketplace.
Date: 12/27/2005
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The typical view from the area of Tehran we were in. Those are the nearby Alborz mountains.
Date: 12/26/2005
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At Sad Abad, the collection of buildings in the Alborz that were once the summer homes of the shah. It was, surprisingly, not very impressive from the outside, but the interior was a different story.
Date: 12/26/2005
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Date: 12/26/2005
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Some of the shah's clothes, including his uniform, cape, cane, and boots.
Date: 12/26/2005
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The formal dining hall, last used to host President Carter.
Date: 12/26/2005
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Playing with the camera. Not the most attractive picture of my brother.
Date: 12/28/2005
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Or me.
Date: 12/28/2005
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Posing with the cane.
Date: 12/28/2005
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Leaning on the cane.
Date: 12/28/2005
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With my grandfather, for my last photo in Tehran.
Date: 12/28/2005
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Cash rules everything around me! Iranian cash, that is.
Date: 12/28/2005
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The smoking warnings in an Amsterdamn airport duty-free shop. Probably a lot more effective than American ones.
Date: 12/28/2005
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My view for 10 1/2 hours.
Date: 12/29/2005
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Back home, displaying all the gifts I brought back for people. Only a few were for myself.
Date: 12/29/2005
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