Last week we received an invitation from the Iranian ambassador to the UN to attend a meeting on tourism and cultural exchange with the head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Iran. Rita attended the meeting in New York, which she said went really well and that everyone is working towards more tourism to Iran....
Rita was in New York on Wednesday for a meeting with the Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism for Iran. She had some time to kill before her meeting so she went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and found they were having a meeting of the International Museum Association. One of the topics of their...
I found this interesting since it sounded somewhat familiar. In norther Syria there is the Basilica of St. Simeon who was a Stylite- a monk who lived in isolation to better concentrate and pray. St. Simeon lived atop a pillar and was provided for by pilgrims who would bring him food and drink. I just...