Everyone in Tehran ================== This thankyou includes: * Mr Mousavi at Firouzeh Hotel, * The Firouzeh Hotel staff, including the guy who got up to let us in at 3am, * They guy in the little corner shop wedged between the auto-parts shop * Young carpet-selling guy featured on page 122 of the Lonely Planet (he said) who we met outside the Bazaar * Guys in the Africa Square bus station ticket office who took time to make me aware of the difference between 5000 and 50000 rials * Young guy who translated Hameed’s address into Farsi for the taxi driver * Said taxi-driver who called to get directions, and walked me to Hameed’s door * Two girls who walked up beside us on the street to talk to us about where we were going and why we were here * Money-changer who knew he would get no business from me, but knew he could help me find the internet place, and * countless others… Who all, with no prompting, no interest in reward, a graceful style, patient attitude and genuine care either inquired, helped out, or were just amazing. Not one ‘character’ rather a ‘characteristic’ of the Iranian people I think – just amazing. _I wonder how long the list will be for the rest of Iran…._