Erbil Tower Hotel
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A day trip within Kurdistan
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The people were so friendly. At each of the waterfalls we had the Iraqi's welcome us (this from the Iraqi tourist themselves) and walk with us - we felt like movie stars as they wanted to take photos with us, dismissing the cultural boundaries if only for a few minutes - arms around the shoulder, entwined arms, shaking of the hand irrespective of gender, touching of the hair.
All were smiles and warmth and so proud to share their country.
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Hospitality like I have never experienced!!
We took off at 8 am and headed bravely toward Lalish using the road to Mosul. We had to leave the comfort and security of the Erbil boundary and travel for two hours plus to a village that was having a religious festival.
The Yazidi people believe they practice the oldest religion in the world but the locals think of them as 'devil worshipers'! I will not go into their religion (they worship the Sun), but it is certainly interesting reading and the small group of people are ...
Kurdish Iraq
Iraq. So rocked up in Erbil/Arbil/Irbil (every ************* spells it different) after a 1.5hr, $350, flight from Beirut. I was expecting to be hassled severely it at the airport, i.e. what are you doing here? what's in your bag? where are going? Is there a bomb in your shoe? But nothing, not even a second look from immigration, he stamped my passport with a 10day visa and I was off. There wasn’t even a Custom’s baggage check, I just grabbed my bag and walked ...
The Other Iraq
... as well. The people here seem incredibly optimistic about their future and on several occasions treated me to tea when I told them I was American.
After leaving Dohuk I rode in a shared taxi to Erbil, Hawler in Kurdish, passing close but thankfully not into Mosul. There were many things I loved about Iraqi Kurdistan during my time here but one thing I did not was the weather. Normally this area is dry and hot but while I was here ...
Barzan Region, Kurdistan, Northern Iraq
... about an hour, a couple checkpoints and snack/smoke stops and the busy town of Shaqlawa we see Korek Mountain in the distance. The bus almost makes a wrong turn, but with a short back up and change of direction we make a correction and head to the right and through canyons covered in velvety green with ancient trees seemingly growing out of solid rock. The scenery is rugged, clean and undeveloped. The ...
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