31.   Iran donated a fabulously intricate Persian rug that hangs on a wall outside the General Assembly.

32.   Inside, the plush hotel, with rust-colored marble columns and floors covered with Persian rugs, is calm and peaceful.

33.   It is a bustling market where everything from Persian rugs to sweets, nuts and coffee are sold from tiny stores owned by Christians and Muslims.

34.   Warm and voluminous, the clothes were reminiscent of a Persian rug or a Mongolian tapestry.