Since we got in so late, we didn’t get up until about noon yesterday, and it was generally just a day at home visiting and relaxing with our family. Today (5/2), Nick’s cold that started in Rome seems to have gotten worse – we’re not sure if it’s a virus or allergies, or both. It never fails, we always get some kind of head or chest cold when we’re here. So far, I’m OK, but taking my vitamins just in case! Our luggage finally arrived, so Nick’s brother, Massoud, took us all the way back to the new airport that they built south of the city to pick it up. The airport is large, and clean and nice, but there's not much air traffic there. Nick was telling me it was planned over 25 years ago, and the plan was for a huge development with hotels, restaurants, etc. However, after the Revolution in 1979, it was never built – until now. Now it’s just an airport. I suppose eventually, Tehran might sprawl all the way down this far, but for now it seems like it’s abnormally far away for an airport. In the afternoon, we took Nick to the doctor and also stopped off at his other brother’s (Behrooz’s) business to quickly check our e-mail. Plans are in the works for us to take mom and dad to Mashad - perhaps even tomorrow!
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