I arrived in Yazd on 20th April in the afternoon. It was very hot and I had to wait some hours at the bus station. I wanted to buy some food but the shop assistant couldn't speak English and he was getting upset with my questions so I only drank black tea. I couldn't reach Kynsley on the phone and I called another couchsurfer Jamal instead who picked me up by car. We visited a beautiful Dowlat Abad Garden firstly. There is a long pool which is surrounded by tall cypress trees. There is also a high wind tower which works as a cooling system. These towers are called badgirs or windcatchers which funnel the wind indoors usually through some water to provide natural air conditioning.

After leaving the garden we went to explore the bazaar. We saw this cosy cafe on our way.

Jamal bought golab with vermicelli noodles and poppy seeds but I didn't like this one so I bought golab with saffron and basil seeds. While we walked in the bazaar we could observe people making some traditional professions, here you can watch videos of bakery and smithery.

Then we entered a shop with paintings and traditional Persian carpets. 

In the evening we went to the Jameh Mosque. I took also a video there. Then I bought a straw hat on the square which I found more comfortable to wear than the scarf. It costed only around 50 cents.

There was a bazaar on the square and I bought a handbag and purses there. 

Jamal called Kynsley and Mohammad who joined us for dinner. We went to a local restaurant where we ate kebab. It was tasty but it was very hot in the restaurant. After dinner Kynsley and Mohammad went to the hostel where they were staying and Jamal took me to a hostel which belonged to his friend. He let me stay for free the first night but the second night I had to pay 400 000 rials. Kynsley and Mohammad moved also to my hostel the following day because it was closer to the city center and it was easier when we were all staying at the same place. 

On Saturday 21st April we explored the historical city center of Yazd. There were many wind towers as you can see on the photo.  

Once I removed a hijab for a little while in front of a group of tourists and one old German woman told me off. She came to me and told me: "You have to wear this!" in a threatening tone. I would have never expected other tourists telling me off for not wearing a hijab.

Later we visited Jameh mosque where we admired beautiful architecture. There are traditional ornaments with mosaic patterns with blue tiles. 

On the picture below there are traditional door handles. The man's door knocker is rigid and heavy and it makes a strong sound and the woman's door knocker is curly and ring like. It informs the people if there is a man or woman behind the door. This system is used due to Islamic tradition.

We had Dizzi for lunch and afterwards we wanted to visit the Zoroastrian fire temple. It was closed when we got there but they shortly opened a door to let someone in so we shortly caught a glimpse of it. 

Later we passed by a picturesque cafe and then we visited the Dowlat Abad Garden because Kynsley and Mohammad hadn't been there yet. I asked Kynsley to lend me his phone because I wanted to check a bus to Shiraz but he didn't pay attention to me for half an hour and then I finally got angry and left. I met some guy outside on a motorbike who took me to the Jameh Mosque but I had to pay him for the ride.

Later I walked back to the hostel and I met Kynsley and Mohammad on the way. Kynsley apologized but I was still upset for some time. We returned to the hostel and in the evening Jamal came with his family by car and we visited bazaar firstly and we went to check the night buses, but I decided to stay in Yazd till morning. We had a breakfast in our hostel and then we took a bus to Shiraz.