clay in walls and clay in pots
by global_explorer
Some 30 kilometers from Hamadan lie Lalejin village. It is deservely fameous for its potteryindustry, and visiting the factories, there is an array of them with only a handfull of workers in each. You will see the hole prosess-mixing of clay, forming the trays, sundrying and burning. You will see several designs, it looks as each factory follow a design of its own. You will have no problems to watch, probably you will be invited and served the mandatory tea. if you are lucky the sales attempt will be minimal, the smart thing to do is expecting the worst (leave the monney in the hotel) and hope for the best.The village in itself, the factoryarea in particular are worth a look for its very ancient looking buildings, as you arrive you will get a feeling of having landed n a distant past. The building are made of sundryed claybrics and the houses in the ancient villages of the Indusvalley,...