Khartoum – First Day

Go back to Sudan.

Khartoum

Omdurman Souq.

Thanks to the incompetence of Alaska Airlines, we arrived in Khartoum a day late; mentally pretty drained given the ongoing flight issues. Since our bags were still at JFK, we needed to rearrange our planned itinerary. The following day, we went sightseeing in Khartoum since we had to stick around to see if the bags would show up on a flight from Dubai later that evening.

We checked out a large souk in Omdurman (one of the “tri cities” of Kartoum; the other being Khartoum North) and a couple of things in Khartoum proper. In the evening, we headed back to the airport and camped out by the baggage carousel. After about 90 minutes our bags finally showed up. We were back in business.

Photos

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Our ride is here. Leaving JFK for Dubai (Dec. 2021).

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Shirley and our fellow passengers waiting in Dubai for our flight to Khartoum. This is before we realized that we were being taken over the kitchen sink by Alaska (Dec. 2021).

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Suiting up for the 4 hour flight to Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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All snug and safe! A member of team PPE showing the world how it should be done (Dec. 2021).

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Departing Dubai with Burj Khalifa dominating the city skyline (Dec. 2021).

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Somewhere over Sudan.  Looks pretty fertile (Dec. 2021).

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Almost there (Dec. 2021).

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Approaching Khartoum. That is not the confluence of the two Niles (Dec. 2021).

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Short final into Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Our first morning in Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum sights (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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One of those mini-minivans (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Watermelon season (Dec. 2021).

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Free range goats in Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Outskirts of Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Outskirts of Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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Outskirts of Khartoum (Dec. 2021).

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A minor clutch issue and a slight change of plans for day one (Dec. 2021).

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Back in Khartoum or rather Omdurman (Dec. 2021).

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Shirley and Osman headed for Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Two men at the Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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An old man selling coffee at the Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Shirley and Osman checking out some bling (Dec. 2021).

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Hanging out at the Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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A spice vendor (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Shirley and Osman at the souq (Dec. 2021).

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Colorful Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq (Dec. 2021).

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Omdurman Souq randomness (Dec. 2021).

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Moving on (Dec. 2021).

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Mahdi’s Tomb in Omdurman. It was the burial place of Muhammad Ahmad, the leader of an Islamic revolt against the Ottoman-Egyptian occupation of Sudan in the late 19th century (Dec. 2021).

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A wider view (Dec. 2021).

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Al-Nilin Mosque in Omdurman (Dec. 2021).

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Shirley and Osman outside the mosque (Dec. 2021).

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Interior of the Al-Nilin Mosque (Dec. 2021).

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Sudan Animal Rescue; a 45 minute drive outside the city (Dec. 2021).

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Sudan Animal Rescue (Dec. 2021).

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A few more residents (Dec. 2021).

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Time for a siesta (Dec. 2021).

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So cute (Dec. 2021).

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One more of the kitties (Dec. 2021).

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It was back to the airport in the evening.  Waiting for our luggage to arrive (Dec. 2021).

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