The Path I Chose

Though it may be dusty and in a few places completely trashy, Khartoum has a certain beauty about it. Yes, I am still stuck here and slightly bored. However, I have come to realize in the past couple of days that Khartoum has a lot to offer. Firstly, where the Blue Nile and the White Nile meet is an awesome sight. From the bridge crossing the White Nile you can see the intersection and a mass of rapid moving water through an enormous city is quite astonishing. Unlike the Nile I saw in Egypt, here in Khartoum the street level is only a few feet from the water level and the water is moving very quickly. Across the river on the northern side a mosque with three minarets can be seen behind the papyrus. It is interesting to me that I see very few boats on the river. I expected to at least see locally made "canoes" but I have only seen one from a distance. Also, beautiful trees line the edges of Nile Street. They are perfectly inline with the sidewalk which suggests to me that they were planted long ago and are not natural. I find this to be a disconcerting because they seem to be the only large trees left in Khartoum.

Anyway, until I get my camera I can't show any of this to you and even then, its illegal to take pictures in Khartoum so it might not happen.

If I don't get my travel pass before Thursday I will be going camping north of Khartoum somewhere...hmm conflicting interests. When I was invited to go camping I found myself hoping that my pass won't come through until after the weekend. Crazy.

Posted by Aaron on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 12:44 AM | Permalink