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Courtyard of a house at Al-Basrah. Traditional architecture, based on much older history. |
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A trip on a ramshackle little boat on the Shat al Arab, the merged Tigris and Euphrates river. The date-trees bear almost-mature fruits. |
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In the Basrah-Sheraton hotel. The coffee man walks around with his coffee pot and some small cups all day long. Extremely strong coffee, only a few drops of it are required for getting heart flutterings. The gentleman on the right is our Iraqi guide, employee of the Iraqi ministry of Information at Baghdad. |
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Everywhere the same: kids pulling on my jacket ceaselessly, until a picture of them is taken. Also a $1 note satisfies them to great extent. |
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idem. This little rascals search about through Basrah's main street for gratuity, an icecream and some coins. Great masters in mischief! |