Pictures - well, some of those 😆 Many depict us, as well, so, I'll just post a few. Also, since you were not allowed to take any electric devices
(due to safety measures), the pictures are mostly from outside.
I will give a lil description beneath the pics.
Najaf. Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib [a] - there are several doors from which you can enter the harram (inside), it's pretty huge, and around it, there are lockers etc... to keep your belongings in while you do the ziyarat. You see a lot of people camping outside - I think many homeless and poor live there (which is rather heart-warming considering that Ali [a] was practically tha "father of the orphans and poor"); you can pray outside and inside, read du'as, Quran, hold majalises (gatherings) etc...
And this:Is the ziyarah you read before entering. It says Salam to Imam Ali [a] in various ways.__________________________
This is from Kufa - During Imam Ali's [a] caliphate ("official reign"), Kufa was the capital.
Masjid-e-Kufa (lol, obviously only a small part of it). It's one of earlierst mosques in history, it's also the place where Imam Ali [a] was struck and wounded mortally on the 19th of Shahr Ramadhan. Inside of it, there are Muslim ibn Aqil (nephew of Imam Ali [a] and the one Husayn [a] sent to Kufa to check the situation and sincerety of the people, there), Hani ibn Urwa (messenger of Imam Hussain [a] who, like Muslim, had been killed by ibn Ziyad due to his loyalty to al-Husayn [a]) and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (who had been ruler of Kufe, once, and killed the murderers of al-Husayn [a] during that time) buried. Also, it's famous as the place where Imam Jafar as-Sadiq [a] (6th Imam) used to teach- our school of thought (madhab) is called after him; Jafaria.And that's supposedly the house where Imam Ali [a] used to live (not in it's original form, obviously, although from the inside it still looks pretty "antique"); it is close to the masjid, actually, right next to it.This is where Meethum al-Tammar is buried. He's counted amongst the most loyal companions of Ali [a] and had been killed in the same way he had been foretold he would be killed._________________
Kadhmiyya (Baghdad) - Unfortunately, we didn't stay long there, so not many pictures, and not good ones, either.Well, this is the shrine where Imam Musa al-Kadhim [a] and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad [a] are buried, in the distance, I think the domes are still visible... you don't see it too well. Anyway, these two are the 7th and 9th Imam (successors of the prophet [s]) for Shia. "Kadhim" means someone who controls his anger very well and never acts on it, the place (as the area around it) is called Kadhmiyya due to two 'Kadhims' resting there - I loved the atmosphere there! Beautiful. Peaceful. Calm. Full of spirituality.We also witnessed this (well, not exactly that but the guard does this probably daily, it was very beautiful): Guardians of Kadhimiya - it's in Arabic but you get a better look at the shrine than my poor pics, lol. __________________
And, of course, Karbala (I have many more pics, but with persons in them, so can't post those 😛). I am not sure how familiar you two are with the history of Karbala, I don't think that many people understand the full scope, importance and impact of the tragedy and I really don't think I should elaborate on that here. I tried to describe a little about it in the Muharram-thread, for those interested: Here and Here and here - of course, this doesn't come anywhere near to encompass the whole sacrifice. 
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Well, so much about pictures. I tried to keep the descriptions as brief as possible, and understandable 😊
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
