Back to the North

Hello, and welcome to another posting. This times, it comes your way from the city of Sulaimaniya in Iraqi Kurdistan.

It has been always pleasant to visit this city in the past. I have so many good friends in there, who i always miss while being in Baghdad.



My coming to this city was by car, and it was the longest drive i had, and the first to another province since the latest outbreak of violence after the Samarra 22 Feb. bombing.

I took a taxi from Baghdad's Nahdha Square garage, and i took the two front seats while 3 people sat in the back row. Then we drove along, and it took us about 5 hours to reach Sulaimaniya. On the road there were many check points, but one or two of them had only two soldiers. That was a little scary because: What if somebody attacked the two soldiers, and took over the road?! What would happen then?!

Anyway, we arrived safely to Sulaimaniya, and it took me another day until i saw the first of friends.



Talk to you soon!