http://mrali.com The most boring place in the Universe... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:45:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's Monday morning right now in Tehran. I am currently at Sharif University using the internet since it is much better then the dial up connection I was using a few days ago. I'll be here in Tehran for about a week and fly back home 5:40am ... http://mrali.com/2007/07/01/last-leg-of-my-trip/ We had a spectacular light show last night on the island. What I mean by light show is lots and lots of lightning. Yes, we had a thunder and lightning storm brew up out of no where. It also rained quite heavily for an hour or so. ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/24/light-show/ So I am back.  Well, I have been back since sunday night but have been too lazy to update this site.  Persepolis was much bigger then I had imagined, it is a massive complex that sits about an hours drive outside of Shiraz.  It's hard to see from the pictures ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/20/post-shiraz-trip/ This Friday I will be visiting the beautiful city of Shiraz for a few days. Read more about it here:  Shiraz Information One of the more popular attractions in Shiraz are the ruins of ancient Persia called Persepolis or as Iranians say, Takht-e Jamshid:  Persepolis Information Other then that not much ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/12/shiraz/ My camera has a mind of its own. It controls when I can use it and when I can't. For example I went to one of the hotels here in Kish to have lunch and wanted to take some pictures. I couldn't for the life of me ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/09/stupid-camera/ So I call home this morning (night time in the states) and my mom tells me that my bank, wells fargo called 3 or 4 times to inform me about some recent charges on my credit card that seem fraudulent. Oh great, I already knew they were fraudulent charges ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/07/ahhhh/ It's about time right? These pictures aren't really anything to cry home about but its better then nothing. It doesn't help that my camera is starting to act up.  Every time I try to use it I have to turn it on and off a few times for it to work.  Go ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/06/finally-some-pictures/ I have never done so much flying in such a short amount of time in my life.  The past 2 weeks I flew 4 times and the next few weeks I will be flying in an airplane about 7 more times.  I am currently in Iran's capital city Tehran for ... http://mrali.com/2007/06/02/air-travel/ This morning I went kayaking in the Persian gulf with my dad at 5am. Its the best time to do this since it is right before the sun comes up here. I haven't been in an ocean in a while and forgot how salty it can be, its ... http://mrali.com/2007/05/28/the-beach/ Oh man it sure has been a while since I have used the internet.  Sorry to disappoint but I haven't really taken many pictures yet.  On the up side, I have plenty of time left here to do a better job of taking pictures.  Yeah, I know that's a lame ... http://mrali.com/2007/05/26/21/