Meymand
Guesthouse’s owner Hassan picked me up from Shahr-e Babak, it was another ½ hr
drive to Meymand, like the scenery along the way. This historical village was
being artificially refurbished.
The
guesthouse is comprised of 5 caves, with 4-6 beds each, equipped with heating
and carpet. The outdoor bathroom and toilet are clean. I had seen a signboard
of restaurant in the village but I couldn’t find it. Instead Hassan’s mother,
the caretaker of the guesthouse, prepared the dinner and breakfast for me. The
dinner was a bowl of soup made of yogurt, water, vege and salt. Honestly the
milk taste too strong like in Tibet. Still managed to finish it, but the plain
yogurt was way too sour. They kept the unfinished foods in fridge. Very likely
I was eating someone else's saliva. The night was quiet, occasionally I heard
some voices and dog barking from somewhere.
The
caves were interesting but civilization had also brought some rubbish to here.
Refurbishment was easy but maintenance would be difficult. Some daytrip
tourists, maybe a few would stay at Hassan's GH. The charge of USD10 (RLS370k)
was a bit expensive for just a bed, not sure if he charged the same price on
locals.
Many
caves were abandoned, no windows, ceiling was smeared black. Walked up of the
hilltop above the caves, same arid land.
Helpful
Hassan drove me to the bus terminal, and assisted me to get a ticket to Kerman
though the bus was fully booked.
Hassan's family.
My dinner... honestly it was not my taste.
Trees illuminated at night.
The cave room, fairly comfortable in the standard of cave. Heating is available.
The cave that I stayed.
Tea time.
Breakfast, yoghurt was super sour.
A view of the village.
Lots of caves were empty.
Some caves are occupied.
The caves look disorganized, stacked on different levels.
A farm house.
Overview of the caves.
Overview of the village, electricity is brought to here to promote the tourism.
I was standing on top of the caves.
