I was alone in baga to. After leaving the airport a farewell dinner and a visit to Iraq amusement park, my fellow traveller. We defender has been the ministry of the interior from other duties, I live in my hotel no defense. I don't fly out, until tomorrow, I should not leave the hotel. Guards should be me at any time. Although I understand why the government insisted this rule, I found that annoying guard. They always let me move, I want to stay in one place or continue to dialogue, I got the feeling, some people did not find me, because they are there, and now I finally have the chance to see Iraq without them. About this, I am not nervous. Ok, don't be nervous. My hotel is in a good neighborhood and I walked in basra not a defender, without any trouble. In addition, here the biggest risk is by car bombs, I really don't understand what is the defender can do. I don't have too many regional exploration. I can't go alone through the checkpoints. I can get the best result, special effects will be a serious speech and police escorted back to the hotel. The worst result is that something better for undeveloped. Therefore, my trip to Baghdad is limited in a neighborhood that limit the police barricades nearby is a good standard of Baghdad, shops and apartment buildings and some official building. The main sign is the national grand theatre and a couple of hotel, willy wonka. It's considered up, and future and reasonable safety area. The only problem is that it is in the last day of hari raya people - eid al-adha, ibrahim's willing to sacrifice his son ishmael, known as the Christian and jewish Abraham's story celebration and Isaac. This is the largest in the Muslim calendar festivals, almost all places are closed. I used to hit the pavement done steel shutter. It looks like most people take a day off. A middle-aged man and his sons and said "hi" to me. Their English is almost as bad, my Arabic and talk soon unsustainable. I think is to find a similar attitude, someone open eyes, good education, good English to explain to me what his country. The national grand theatre seems to be a possible place. My head there. Rest, I continue my pursuit. I have several "welcome to Iraq" conversation, every time shorten because of the language. I curse have no learn Arabic. A young man said, he loves smoking I and some hash, but his all. Yes, in the streets of Baghdad on boiler paranoia. This will have an interesting article.




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