puts you in the picture puts you in the picture with immersive interactive panoramas to view the panoramas you need flash 9 or later if you don't already have it click here to navigate within a panorama simply left click inside it and drag the mouse in any direction  and if you are feeling more adventurous there is a menu bar in the bottom left corner to go full screen - for instance if things don't work send me an e-mail  mark@panoradiant.co.uk mark schuster(c)2008   A village in the south of Iran.     Click on a picture to got to its panorama                     This once grand house, in which I stayed forty years ago, belonged to the head of the village.  It was green and lush then with extensive gardens.  Now the water has gone elsewhere and so have most of the people; scattered throughout Iran, USA, Canada, Australia and Europe.                 And one of the houses of the few who remained. (Not this lady. She is just visiting with other relatives)             More visitors inside the house. (Well not the lady and gentleman at opposite ends of the room. They are our hosts). Tea and an abundance of local fruit will soon be served. Delicious pomegranates, oranges and dates - many different verities of each.  Although natural wells have long since dried up, more recently mains water has been piped in.  Once again the village is becoming green and there is work for the younger people. Incase I gave the wrong impression about life in this village, please note the two refrigerators working off mains electricity, and out of sight a telephone, television set and, of course, the ubiquitous mobile phone, oh yes, and possibly a computer too. And it is only an half-hour's drive to the nearest town when you want an evening out. If you fancy the quiet life, it wouldn't be a bad place to retire to - but I'm not saying exactly where it is. So there!