Walk through the Great Lakes

Behind the black armbands

Do not know because the new cut hair look like overkill, or because of the hour's holiday photos case for passports issued by Hunan has a bad reputation, border police officers who hold passports left at right angle, repeatedly questioned ten minutes, until I finally have a thief feels he is affixed on the small red stamp.

This is 14 April 2005 in the night, very few people on board, the quiet sea, half an hour or so to go to from Shekou to HK International Airport in Hong Kong.

Because of this night, the road everyone will go on. I too quiet for a boarding pass, a security check on a ferry, bus, riding the subway, and 40 minutes to get to the boarding gate.

Night machine, belongs to the U.A.E. air EK385.

Stood for the hostess was very beautiful, very sense of the outline of the sculpture; also dressed in beautiful uniforms; especially face down that a yarn, adds to the mysterious and beautiful. There is no cure colds, throat inflammation also glowing, cabin air conditioning and full, to tightly integrate the thin blanket wrapped in a body, the body immediately back to stop the air into my back. The "large" and first experience abroad, long-haul flight in carry-on baggage in the most convenient location to get ready for a coat.

Life experiences are always unpredictable.

Three years ago when living in Guiyang often took the music of the hand and said, "turn back the clock I can think of will and you live in one day on the Guiyang." That year the rainy season sitting in the street side have a pot when listening to the rain will think of three years after this spring will be a people fly to distant regions.

In fact, do not think myself that no foot bird life nonstop flights.

A year and one day, still wants to just sit quietly to read clouds volume stretch. Old after or returned home to open a Cafe bar. Posted in some travel around the Cafe's old photos, play some songs when they are young, only boiled and steady mocha, pushed open the heavy wooden doors come in everyone is friends. Cafe name, still called "birds and fish". But your florist, still in my Sakon?

Long flight somewhat boring, sleep waking up, also saw a set of "old friends in mind".

The play, yesterday you had with me to see the first few quarters of sets?

Flights to Bangkok warp stops.

Finally landed at Dubai Airport is ten hours later. Local time: 30 remaining in the morning, the four-hour time difference. Together with the passengers in the transfer of only the chosen few, three to five people. Through a long passage, English is also not very good I notice with each guideline. Road no wrong, but in an eye examination when out of the trouble, stare at, then to the machine is not right I said GO, is it really become a terrorist? simply own hand stretch the eye. Security personnel on duty down also patience, motioned to me to stare at the ceiling lamps. Fortunately, dazzled by then try finally saw the Green GO.

This destination is the famous harbor city, Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Abu Dhabi the capital.

Cars in two cities of highway driving, a red Sun has risen in the sky. Because the speeding car alarm never drops. Sunrise of the desert Highway and get little more than the occasional rushed through the car's license plate on the discovery of a new, original, genuine Arabs figures simply non-US weekdays so-called Arabic writing, but a strange thing.

In Abu Dhabi stay a week, from time to time, feel a Hezbollah on the land of smiles.

This country has the world's second largest oil reserves, the world's third largest natural gas reserves, and only three million population. Who were born long referred to as Local people, they are enjoying a nearly perfect social welfare, such as birth is 50 million interest-free loans, such as free health care, for example marriage can get government gift of real estate. We live in the vicinity of the Villa there is a race, it is said that the game's rules and the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be of the same, the first prize is millions of bonuses, different was play here is free, no-but you can expect a WAN.

Or because the social, or religious belief, or because the law is tough, Aub Dhabi the security situation in surprisingly good.

Live at the roadside a third layer on the top floor of the Villa, a week or so have time to go with the key, because the door is always the night Villa is locked, the lock will also be able to easily lift into. First time quite uncomfortable, because my last stop is Shenzhen. But to see some houses around the Villa is such a day is not closed, see the second floor of a single girl's room is always open, the portal will quickly begin enjoying the sense of his own will not bother to lock the door, even when the notebook is always on the table.

Blue sea in the city, the Persian Gulf Schweitzer.

City of sea water will be so blue and clear? sky is twilight clouds and haze, the sea is the third IE water motorcycles and Chase rogue of laughter, across the dunes in Twilight looming. Stroll along the beach walking, looked enough sea and turn and see the city. Street side of each tree is cloth with black rubber tube in order to deal with this little rain climate. It is said that such a tree a year to spend $ 3000 is. Street lights do not know when to light, light of entertaining, a black robe from Mongolia to foot leaving a pair of eyes, flying with white robes and wore a Nike cap student, Mu evening sunset breeze jogging blouse men and women, there are naughty boy shot in joy to meet. Not far away, a black robe woman also leaning Quay at sea. Sea Breeze gently lifted her clothes, I suddenly see the black robes following fashionable dress. Then, on the wearing of the foot is a pair of high heel Sandals weighed of gold. Involuntary look up past female feet, 10 of 178 black robe hem will be disclosing the bright and beautiful shoes on their feet.

This week get rid of those black woman, also see a

Something cool to dress up. But those who bathe in the Sun on the beach woman are both still reluctant to drop the gown and spring irrepressible bikini. The same as the country under the protection of God, as oil and gas in power in the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia's largest difference lies in this, they both devout believer in Islam, but also to the inclusion fashion, fashion show. This inclusion, that determines the center of this Bay is Dubai city, instead of Riyadh.

Into Egypt in mind

This night slept late, half past four in the morning before going to bed.

The sleep is not asleep HA HA Ah Ah prayers sound is coming from a nearby mosque. A devout Muslim day need to pray five times, the oldest one in the morning around 5 am. Lying in bed drowsy listen, mind stupor is childhood p.a. in March, and always dedicated echo in the Sun.

Sleeping less than four hours, Archer on his big jeep came out we went to Dubai.

Already on his way out of all radar position, his way of speeding into Dubai city less than noon. It is still early to look at the time, want to visit and visit the famous Burj Arab hotel, AI is the photo spread on the Web has long sail-like seven-star hotel. To the front of the hotel's courtyard only know must be scheduled by the tenant or Diners to enter, this time can only be looked at. Standing at a distance of the beach, the eyes of building only the Maverick's "big sails" arrogance on a clear sky following as though such prominent to distant waters. Too strong sunlight direction from the hotel to the Spurs to keep my eyes open eyes, random shot some photos, do is to look at this one. Attention soon be too at the foot of the beautiful beaches. This piece, a little place to look is the French Riviera, near a little place looks green, Gallop's motorboat in calm sea whip up some white waves. The beach of the sand is white with a little yellow, it is called Silver Beach bar. Enjoy a year's may day went to Guangxi Beihai Silver Beach, come back and laughs jam-packed, see just "meat Beach". For comparison, here are few, and are just lazy lounge lounge enjoying the sunshine lies. Unfortunately people in the road of our time constraints, you can only do a neat beaches above obviously bystanders.

To leave the country is dated 22 April afternoon, U.A.E. air of EK923 flights.

There is no change to the window, do not see below the clouds. Lazy half lying in the Chair, Chair-TV fixed in route map to see the screen above the small aircraft are flying over the Arabian Peninsula in the sky. Four hours are short of time, we've got thousands of years of Cairo city.

"Not seen Cairo people have not seen the world, her land is gold, and she is a miracle of the Nile, her women's just like heaven dark eyes Joan, her house was the Palace, her air soft like Aloe wood-like sweet smelling joyful.

Cairo is so how can we not do because she is the mother of the world. ”

That's the fantasy of Cairo ", this day I can see it was like back 10 years ago, the Chinese mainland cities.

And modern Dubai Airport, the cement floor, pedestrian stairs is giving the old feeling, as if the entire image is used on the domestic large railway station. On his way to town, the road has spacious, but with cars more explicit shabby, rampage, variable line never hit lamps. Very wide on each side of the road, it is the same as though the loess, those do not know how to develop the so-called development zone. Some residential style like a former State-owned manufacturers of old quarters. But surprisingly many House obviously lived, but naked walls do not paint or bare on the roof without modification. Ask local friends know that Egypt's law requires the completion of the housing once in accordance with the law pay property tax, these cannot be completed House can tax avoidance. The driver is a strong man of Egypt Tahan, just read the news, he told us that Koizumi said apology. Strongly expressed his stand on China's side after he was speaking of China and Egypt has an ancient history, a similar culture and traditions. Looking at the window of China in the early 1990s, I reckon that is.

Egypt's first experience was also guarded of Cairo.

The courtyard is always some way, wall posts/f, Dutch gun soldiers were ready. The entire city police in a variety of dress, pervade waist with pistol white, shoulder staggers AK47 's black; standing on the side of the shield, has sat on the pickup at. Live in Maadi, Westerners gathered more regional is a three-step one post five-step a whistle. Apartment downstairs there is a metal framework and Board structures of summary box, always have four or five police guns short gun guard. Just a little sense, feel that we should be under guard treatment is caught sight of Alibaba, was informed of the reasons is the sentry box mansion in the United States there were so many people. And Uncle Sam is adjacent to the Middle East is by no means an easy environment.

Dinner is in nine Dragon House on the street.

A taxi in the past, that car, it really is as legendary as dirty old old. Get off of it and drivers for two pounds or 5 pounds of entanglement good fare, last decisive dropped two pound and a half to leave. I ascended into the restaurant, the red lanterns with Dim light, very few people in the restaurant, the only one on the West to couples whisper. Proprietress from Hong Kong, is said to be the local Chinese women's leader, has opened in Egypt around many chain restaurants. Egypt waiter were wearing red clothes, for had already tired and hungry we brought a big Chinese dinner, but also in the Arab world is not a beer everywhere. A young and handsome waiters know much English, courtesy of ran ran down. Asked him, saying just apprentice learned three months Chinese, cannot fail to make people sit up and take note, because his level was much more than say that the "curd" understand "Palace Baoji Ding". However, later you hear long resident in the friend said that every time a new Chinese guests, he always speaks just learning to three monthsChinese, turned out to be a part of the end of March.

April Cairo, scorching day and the night is a breeze.

Get round when no call taxi, but wandered back. Strange the Moon far away is hanging in the sky, the Moon of set aside as not seen on several pedestrians. Roadside messuages is Charlestown, quietly. The darkness from time to time to see simple duty point, eyes a, two armed policemen. Or walked suddenly found jinqian roadside sat a guard. Arabs are a cat as a miraculous, along the way, always and by chance some cats.

Walk and talk, it's all too easy actually lost.

I cannot help but start joke has long resident in the rabbit slot. But then, in the initial days, Maadi is accompanied by a period and lost. The reason is simple, this is not a tall building, see find attractions, only one small courtyard or look a like apartment house hidden in the tree. Moreover, each junction, often not encountered is the so-called t-floor of mouth, crossroads, which can be considered is the m Word junction, always has six, seven roads to each direction. However, here the lost are and don't be alarmed, as long as the directions on the same path, spider always can take you to your destination. If I, the maximum time of a time getting lost records is originally as long as 15 minutes ' walk, alone in the night to an hour to walk to.

This is my first day of Egypt.

Lights, lying in bed, tossing about among books, books on 700 years ago this city is the "universe of metropolis, the world gardens, the crowded places, the Royal throne, a castle and Palace decoration of the city, many monasteries and decorated with its horizon, and erudition of the Moon and the stars will shine on it." Seven hundred years later, it will be my next few years activities of stronghold cities.

ALEXANDRIA 1

1 may also be Egypt's public holidays.

Originally wanted to go on the edge of Alexandria in the North of the Eastern Mediterranean, it's all too easy to form an eight person tours. Troops, and ahead and fodder, since it was in Egypt's first train ride, a day ahead to Mubarak station help everyone to buy tickets. Buy tickets for you in the streets, people walking around the shops of the TV, see bloody scenes I thought it was shot from Iraq. But soon has asked the telephone call of peace, asked us to cancel out, because this day three attacks against visitors, one explosion place around from my km, a week ago has just been to the vicinity of the Museum.

The next day we went to Alexandria.

Morning at nine o'clock train, 25 pounds of second-class carriages, comfortable seating, you can put the legs straightening of space than domestic train travel easier.

Population not so many benefits. Just two hours away on the Maas, Alexandria station, because the Pro at sea? off the car even feel cold. The station was a handsome straight white police take the initiative to meet up, was leading the team in two girls go to the bathroom, also help us find taxis outside the station. A bargain, fear of travel are drivers that foreign and unable to determine the impact of the US or rejected long-term Charter, choose a station, a station of the free line. The policeman is gracious, it's just we walked to the nearby Roman amphitheatre at the door. Good-bye pointing pastors, presented his desire: tiger balm. Tiger Balm? we all have a childhood memories, of course no one take, only regret watching him down.

Alexandria and Cairo is not as obvious, the Nile, Cairo embrace embracing thousands of years of civilization in ancient Egypt, Alexandria was standing along the edge of the Eastern Mediterranean, cherishing the brilliance of the ancient Roman Empire.

This was built in the 2nd century a.d. Roman amphitheatre ruins from MAS El station but five minutes foot range, is our first stop for granted. Years buried too much of it, and see what great, just off the wall was among the ruins. Not many tourists, a few noisy with camera writing with a visit to this, several quietly walked down on finding the history. I sat on the stairs of the Millennium, daft at Sun who halfway column, think they come tumbling down.

Out of the ancient theatre, eight people packed into a taxi and went to Pompey's pillar.

It was a lonely stands of 30-metre-high red Hanaoka rock pillars. They say that this post has 400 root. I really have had some suspicions, 400 root such posts will be here? then is how brilliant a city? how would only leave it in the lonely years thousands of years?? really cruel to make next to them carrying MP5 duty police officers took, he pointed to the door of the officer declined to me. Feel free to chat to a few sentences, he also began to tame the I want to play a one size fits all. Originally, the old small box here was so popular that the next flight, is going to buy some tiger balm with them. Leave Pompey's pillar, met at the door full a bus of Chinese tourists. China's golden week started, my friends are gone?

But actually it's like to sit it squeaky streets babble of tram around at will, unfortunately, only one day of free time you can stop at this.

We have a rich and ancient through those colors in the streets of Europe went to the beach of card the Iraq-Bey Fort. There is also the ancient seven wonders of the world lighthouse in situ by Ross. Lighthouse collapsed after Ma tomruk dynasty of Sudan card Iraq-Bey built the khaki Castle.

The fortress of alert is the deep blue of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Standing at the Castle, through the shape of the sea form the past, as if these beautiful pictures. Seawater in the rocks, although also stirred sprays, but such a deep blue still not previously seen those blue active sense, but with some deep. Because the burial of too many Heroes buried too much air flow reasons, those who ride the wave of ancient Rome, ancient Greece fighter who guards in thisFortress of ancient Egypt Arab ancient warriors, they belong to the hero of the piece. And the legendary Egypt gaudily, famous Kristy, Petra is in dark blue on its own dedicated to kaisadadi? that would be like a night? gleams is bright or bold? and she is the great European pen "temptress" of voluptuous, or Egypt people passed a "kind of scholar"? this deep blue bottom really also buried at her and finally the Roman lover to jointly build nests?

In Iraq-Bey spent a long time.

Because I heard all of the attractions are close at four o'clock in the afternoon, so we'll leave the Alexandria Library next visit, but hurry to go out at the other end of the coastal road Montaza. From card Iraq-Bey taxi past 15 pounds of fares. Along the coast, sea view and magic. Just temperament unrestrained driver driving a car also, from time to time to let go of the steering wheel with both hands, pointing to overthrow has about good fare, we occasionally subject to some surprise. To the destination, the former Summer Palace of the Royal is a big Park, bustling, lively and very. The shade of the Meadow people or lie or sit, children playing with a ball. Chase But attracted our landscape remains at the seaside, the old Castle, the old lighthouse, old bridge, and the more broad, deep blue. Whereafter slowly and continuously have local visitor friendly greeting, also has local visitors come and ask us to do a photo model. That's the evolution of the poem, standing on the bridge at Eastern Mediterranean landscape, for here we have the exotic scenery. The children are even more interesting, photo finish always ask "What ' s your name", then just ask and we will not be, or could you teach them skills. Later, I will put a Pose, replied "I ' m Jack Chen."

About to leave, some local people friendly to our shout "mill West Mill West", not that kind of loud for a sentence of "Chinese, No mill West Mill West".

I heard someone calling my name behind, surprised, looked back, is a Chinese couple on understanding. This is the "Mo road anterior no friend, who does not Shanghai Volkswagen---fair". Twenty years ago you were just looking at the sky breeze hometown of clouds, the journey is often encounter at home. This time in Dubai Airport, in the pyramid, the Pharaoh before, on, in Pompeii, always under column would be cautious but full of hope in the ask a question "Chinese?"

Dinner with travel brochures guidelines, go to the seaside of the Fish Market.

It really was famous, spent not queue up for a short time, until ready to give up when I finally got round to us. Crowded restaurants, we sit near the window, watching full Harbour white ship, eat delicious shrimp and fish.

Day time is always too short, the evening came when we hurry to leave.

At seven in the evening, the Cairo Alexandria to gradually enriched night train traffic, I close my eyes, I look back at this extraordinary day, and the Millennium in Hong Kong.

Water maze smoke drunk

Two friends of the Egypt excursion, go to the Maldives, Ahmed Sherif to Jordan.

Before you leave about the edge of the Nile Friday ' s restaurant had a dinner.

The dinner is delicious.

I love the Cairo, freshly squeezed fruit juice, concentrated concentration then to use eyedropper is always to a lot of effort to get absorption; but no impurities, is necessarily can suck too clean. I also love the grilled fish here, tender without thorns, although not as diverse food in China.

Nile is enchanting evening.

River Central sailboats fly in the ointment is only sail 100 Cola Logo so that huge publicity. Near the Department there are the old uniform boat, fishing nets. Our plate lunch, be he netted? looked, knows break not far from the sky is not the Eagle, the more I wonder if the jinqian an old tree, hidden number que, twittering noisy so happy.

See me staring at the water out of the God, Sherif ask "China has several River?" Oh, there are few rivers in China? this problem really ask down I, this issue also really ask a little Chinese pride.

This open-air restaurant gathers a lot of Westerners, swing a song I love of "Hotel California".

Sky darkening, people have over dinner, table ground appear more and more Arab hookah pots. That's some knee high glass bottle, bottle gourd general shape, bottle, Bowl half a bottle of water, a long hose out of the water leads to the top of the bottle is a small ball of the tub, uncovering the cover inside burning three, two pieces of black smoke. Remembered having seen a section describing the Arabs pumping smoke situation of text: "when the smoke, water maze, classic in a drunken moment a glimpse of the clock back to the distant past." Also see the location of the nearest river, a tall blonde woman crouched in a chair with a little lonely, a bottle of Hookah, Nile North, showing some cool beauty.

See my eager, two friends inspired me to try, Ahmed is that if you don't like him can then finished, will not be wasted.

Finally couldn't ask the waiter served up the crafts in general pretty hookah pots, Tsai and messed up carefully, Amber's cigarette holder included in the mouth, sucking on a mouth, heard the pot murmuring swishing in underwater, but did not feel the smell of smoke. Then tried a suction on the mouth with seem to have no taste of tobacco, and a hint of fruit is sweet. Down to deep breaths mouth, as a result, drunk, head start Halo countersunk head swell up. The two guys look at me with the feeling of dizziness pointing gestures, some material of laugh. Ahmed contented received the soft tube, remove the cigarette holder, began his enjoyment, smoke billow in front of his face.

Leave the restaurant, two friends took me back to the Office.

When the door is a day in the last prayer time, the guard gun on the table, kneeling in a small blanket, facing the wall, QianCheng's deep to the ground. Fortunately I am not a terrorist.

On the rooftop of the roof, look at the table, Beijing time is midnight half past two, all relatives and friends to sleep? Cairo night sky star; a tree road, straight stretch to the blue four stairs in front of me.

Tobacco, not whole drunken stupor, my heart has been echoed this has a star and flower gentle song Melody "is willing to take a thousand stars, will dream bunch of infants in your form, the warmth of this most beautiful evening. Willing to take a room fragrance, sweet concept, the future will love fill the poetic evening. "Well, your dream tonight where? the bed Pro at sea, if you forgot to pull the curtain, there will be a star sneak in? will now follow me a star? will take me into your dreams?

Know you are the summer morning, opened the door, your mother said to me, "one more look" on the road.

I didn't expect is a prophecy. But this way is not smooth, twists, off-off-there are too many tears. Remember when you were often about initially went to the movies, we always say, "well, you don't have to wait for me I don't have to wait for you, we went to the same cinema at the same field, the Federation meets his fate"; also always their sat and intoxicating story, and at the finish at the crowd "after accidental encounter", go for a dish of shaved ice, drink two cups of bitter Ding. Remember that the advent of autumn, from Chengdu moved to Kunming, big box small package, choose a turning point in Nanjing, because there you, because you say red qixia. Jinying's 47 floor, door, missing your trace, curtains, you jump from high sill, naughty said, "I was actually a princess in a small country. "Yes, love this should such as fairy tales, each girl is a Princess. That moment, I also believe you have my fairy tale. The first day we forget red qixia. Also remember that honeymoon in Shangri-La NAPA Lake side mountain, the whole world was so quiet, only the wind, the occasional yak. Two people sat, see flowing xiaguang, lonely xuefeng, peaceful village, guardian of barley, and mountain side of the Lake. The world is so quiet, all earthly annoyance and was so far away.

"Designed in the room, drunk water fans smoke, classic moments glimpse the clock back to the distant past."

The January respectively, guanshan Wanli, Ocean, I do not know your eyes? but still see your eyes in the sky; I do not know your lips? but still touches your kisses in the air. Do not know this time of separation will be long, but if, in this life you will cry for me, I'd rather that just for you.

Elephant nose

In Dubai spent several days without night life.

Busy day to end after a day's work is always at night. Occupancy of the hotel are quite popular among the pubs, fine-black band every night singing, residents can with room card admission. We used to go to drink before going to sleep two bottle of iced Heineken or Corona, flooding some fatigue. The more the more noisy at night, the more the more corrupt the night bar flapped his right of men and women always so wanton indulgence, let people forget this is in the middle of the Arab world.

Leave Dubai night still attracted to the seat of the famous seven-star hotel.

Let Jifry helped booked dinner to patrons of identity into the gate of the hotel. The beach of Al Mahara restaurant, slightly sea breeze in drag drag candlelighting price expensive dinner is over, we take the car battery into an artificial island was located on the Burj Arab Hotel AI. It attracts many tourists still, four lane are holding a camera placed a Pose. But we can just walk to look at, read here from the price list on the cheapest room area there are also several 170 square meters, the one-day room rate to $ equivalent of about RMB; most expensive Royal Suite price is almost $ 80 yuan a day.

Once again, finally said goodbye to Dubai, a new destination is the capital of Sudan in Khartoum.

Sudan is the largest area of black Africa, is also the hottest on the planet. While Khartoum is said in the Arabic language is the "elephant in the nose". Because green and White Nile here interchange North, let the city takes the elephant's trunk. It also quite like the Wuhan Yangtze River our, is composed by three towns. However, Wuhan is just one of four stoves in China, Khartoum is known as the world's furnace, heating and more.

Afternoon flight, flight less than four hours, obviously to Khartoum's over, but the aircraft did not stop, will not go to the landing.

Half an hour in the past, the engine-broadcast, because dust storm, we are unable to descend to alternate to Saudi Arabia's Western Harbour City Jedda.

Jedda night as well-lit, we can only stay in the cabin.

Go to the back cabin from air hostesses are mouth get more exact information, but all of us do not know the flight next plan. Because East Asian human kind face, and one from Seoul Korea air hostesses talk of Nice. Interestingly, she will say that the only Chinese is "I am not a Chinese, I was Korea". Because this route too many Chinese people, there is always a Chinese guy try to chat up? cabin broadcasting finally once again sounded the air hostesses are just a bit tight, but I have more of a loss, since this aircraft will return to Dubai.

At one point, end point back to the start.

We landed in Dubai. Thought will arrange Hotel let us put an end to this night of toss, which know has just arrived from the first floor of the Hall into was hurried and hurried to the second floor, find the boarding gate. Two-thirty, a plane change a unit we fly a Khartoum, not broken loulan finally also. Wait until finally set foot on land already in Sudan is on 24 may in the morning. Subsequently, in order to Visa's sake in the inefficient customs office door and waited for an hour.

Shelter is said to be around Khart

Oum in the rich area, see the streetscape, feeling like going back to seven years ago, I was among those Western Hunan around town. Wong Nai road, dusty, with transport is brought back bucket of three-wheeled motorcycle. But the temperature is never better than in his hometown, standing in the Sun, the real is the feeling before the fire, it seems to be fine toasted roll up. Friends wrist watch tells us that at this point of the outdoor temperature is 43 degrees Celsius. Unfortunately, over so much spending into the bathroom faucet is not found in the water. Fortunately, although the old air conditioner in the bedroom, or you can send something cool and normal. Also there was covered with dust, sweat and greasy clothes off, your sleep. Only sleep two to three hours, wake up, find the sheets have been sweat. Air conditioning not know when it workers, turned out to be a power outage.

But the two or three hours of sleep has let me restore the vitality.

Before dinner or to visit the celadon of the Nile, at the junction of two rivers here for thousands of years. Meet the legendary this is "a cyan, white, clear, color convergence is not mixed, parallel veins, as if the two yudai". But we stand on the shore, is not high enough for the sake of it, see it's just ordinary River quietly flowing. The River is King, took some like, be regarded as a souvenir. Since near the Presidential Palace, will soon have the police come and whistled to let we drove away. But we also traveled to see off the shelf in the shade of the roadside Pickup on machine guns. Remembered that the country's North-South civil war over the past 20 years has just spent a hundred ceasefire, and XING. Back on the road through a lot, very rarely located in the center of the cemetery. Laoya fly over, let the city even somewhat dreary feel. Everything is because war? is it war? night, lying on the simple single bed, ceiling fan in the head of the rotation, the air conditioning yiyiyaya on the wall of the earthquakes rumbled. Cannot help but thought Iraq brothers sent by mail, think of them in the Baghdad airport Apache muzzle of fear, in Mosul Street and car bombs to slip past the glad after.

Couldn't blessing, blessing all right, all of wandering and watch.

The simple life

Life elsewhere, living in Khartoum, life can be so simple.

Each morning, clad in hazy from sweat wet sheets of small bed, rocking his way to the toilet, loosen it almost always will fall down and small lavatory faucet on the pool, as long as there is a flow out, even more when it is mixed with yellow, nor by the fortunate a lucky day.

If there is no water out and not be discouraged. Next to it was not possible to use the old washing machines already prepared pure water, just a bottle, you can complete the wash process for me.

Here the sun always like fire.

Occasionally there is wind, not necessarily a good omen. It can be a day of red, red sky, Red Earth red passers-by until my laptop screen is also a red mask. Just as fine textured dense Red Dust always don't want to miss as the wind Foxconn. After sunset, so not too much reduced. Day in the corner or hidden in the car start of wild dogs on the way back and forth. Occasionally encounter them in the dark hordes who shout of spectacular. In this way, leisure walk cannot become regular. Out of the House, always to overtake. Sometimes going to ride is a friend called "tap" of three-wheeled motorcycle. Some of these are local lad motorized dressed metal sensation full body full of antenna, playing ear-rock'n ' roll wear Street, very cool. First ride to the Office from home to go to the felt is not fare and geometry. To stop it, and gave the LAD 500 pounds, he retrieved the Sudan to 200 pounds. I adhere to find more, chicken and duck say stalemate for a moment. Finally, he opened the dulu side corner of the Toolbox, thought it was going to take out his purse, pulled out of an oily rag Pack, delivering to my hand, meaning that the package to make the change. Open look is a wrench screwdriver repair tool. Industrious good Chinese people how can so easily to get people to eat out? let him take the 300-pound dropped. Later, this time it is received three times the fare.

Because family inherited hair loss, hair is thin, but messy sparse dredging up later or go to trim.

In Shenzhen always trim hair time as relaxation opportunities, choose a spacious quiet shops, close your eyes have washed massage plus how to trim an hour's time. In Khartoum by this time, but is less than 10 minutes has been doing OK. Use of tools or domestic common electric clipper, but according to the length of guests ' needs at the head-mounted on different plastic cover. That's the genius creative plastic cover makes a Barber in any case, it is the same length, it does not hurt the scalp. Like me, a good deal with short hair, a press and hold a messy end trim pushing for five minutes. Then take a small spray bottle to the head, two water above and below at point cotton wipe, I can get up close.

In the construction of new building opposite the House.

On a scaffold, there is no lift. The workers do not wear a safety helmet, naked voyeuristic dew a bronzed; then click on the station in scaffolding and after passing a cement mortar barrels. Blizzards, walked us dry head, they were always singing. Sitting in the room could hear it very rhythmical black songs, accompanied by the whistles, laughter, strong throw sound so simple then happy melody diluting my very slow network speed is not high.

Each night, back to the shelter, always in front of the shop to get a bottle of iced Pepsi, it's very simple to shop, and definitely no more things have changed.

Twist off CAP, drink a mouth, a companion to say life is so beautiful. Push open the door, you always see a brother in the next room to never change shape Volt in bed, bedside mirror live with him forever three guoqunying biography. Cannot help but will miss at my last job, every day in the Office can have some free time to play a game FIFA, get home at night can also go to the "great navigation era" was found drifting in the seas,Treasures.

Put down your laptop, muddy water rushed a cool and embarked on a large terrace outside the bedroom, while wondering myself naked voyeuristic will not be seen by the landlord and the subject of the complaint, continues to Khartoum after only on Pepsi's loyalty, one side fine watch star shining or Yamuna.

Do not know, what is more beautiful starry sky here, or simply those years have been very few stars?

That day with friends chatting until late, daybreak he drove me to return home.

Suddenly the wind, dust, four lane just confused. Open car recorder, voice sounded, it was the first "olive tree", 16-year-old season's favorite. Suddenly realized that the real simple life, those as enabling new poem and unhappily strong said verdure years has grown into a tree in my dreams. Those happy innocent young birds, such as this song gradually fly.

The mountains of Tehran

Never know that Tehran is in the mountains.

In the heights, Velenjak the Alborz mountain side slopes. May not be as Chongqing winding around a mountain town feel, but the 45-degree slope of a big, there are traces of ice and snow height. Although with taxi and phone number, or from anywhere there is a taxi station reserve to the service, but every evening back or get used to the high walls along the roadside and dense trees just a wide path from bottom to top slowly. The exotic style of the courtyard walls, stone road, green tree decorated with flowers everywhere, dressed young lover of hand in hand, everything and before much of imagination. Just this side of big slope is very steep, and in a few streets that is out of breath, sweating wet clothes behind. Night, standing in front of the window, at the foot of the city, bustling evergreens lights. Too far apart we have a cloud or fog in Mobile's sake, who was feeling is the flow of the faint, colorful.

Although the late June Velenjak cooler still, the room has no air conditioning or fan, but have always been extremely easy to adapt to the environment but I do have a few nights I didn't sleep very well.

People in the United States before the teachings of thought that this was a repression boring, I didn't think of but are here for youth to let me sleep of publicity. Room facing the street and Hill Road, overnight in automobile engine roar is also, from time to time also came the strong rock music. One night and wake up, curious and ran to the window to see what cool people to cross the street. Let me opening their eyes sleepy is seeing some beautiful young women in rock and roll with the car ran in to the mountains.

The legendary Persian countries beauty such as clouds, past memories only light top Tibetan girl live beautiful ramogia, this time was known for a few bits.

If the water temperature is mild and the woman Javaneh, pointing out for a while, she finally found an English word to tell me the name mean blossom, open "kingsoft" investigated, this word of Chinese explanation is the status of the "flowers", as she looks. And many women of Tehran, she replaced with short coat black robes, robes, there are also beautiful embroidery; jeans; ankle is delicate chain. This June it was Iran's presidential election, or the national universal suffrage for the first time? elected is to keep a strong original Tehran Mayor is famous for. Election results from day one see Javaneh I made a gesture of scrap masked, gently sentence "I want to cry." There are also small compact specially lively girl Venus, the afternoon in our gate she suddenly emitted a sentence does not know who taught in Chinese, "I want to die for you", we laugh. The second day, almost the same time she was in the same location, we are looking forward, she said it was "I'm you". It is full. However, sometimes, girls from the "miss you" to "bother you," it's probably just a day away? this sequence learning Chinese it is true.

Did not think of Tehran's night is so noisy.

That night, a friend said to take us to a mountain near water tea drink tea chat, near the place went not find parking places, u-turn, plug in the road. Some people just came down from the mountain, indecision last into a park. Although already know the Arabs in the daily routine at odds with our habits, but see night at Park crowded or some accidents. That feeling of excitement was like the first day of domestic golden week at City Park. Tehran is in the habit of enjoying outdoor enjoyment. Family, grass covered a Persian carpet, we sat around and laughing in the gourmet taste, and drinks. The children are playing games on the road. Our free walked through in happiness and peace, finally found a quiet place to sit down and have a cup of Uncle Sam embargo blockade rushed over to break through the ubiquitous of Pepsi.

When leaving the Park has gone midnight, still crowded highways.

Passing a playground Ferris wheel pirate ship, a faint higher than a surprise of scream. Know that many of the city, seen a lot of light green with red wine, but midnight two points the noise of the pirate ship really rare.

In Iran the weekly rest day is Thursday and Friday, the last Thursday was spent hundred block bought a pair of Chinese manufacture of the domestic selling 30 blocks of football shoes, on a University campus of football to play a game.

Run in the blue sky and white clouds of green grass, majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, the smell was the uncle of Iran a full strong taste of the shirt. This one is about a Thursday this person to climb the mountains behind, to measure the distance and snow, find the map see Velenjak River. They received a phone call to back in Egypt within five days. Hand neither air nor does not have a valid visa to Egypt. It is said to go to Syria can in the shortest time for good Egypt visas, I have to say goodbye to Tehran, going in a hurry that famous city of the Kingdom of heaven. But certainly not found in a hurry to the appropriate ticket. There is no third countriesVisa, U.A.E. air non-fixed Two way that only the tickets, or pronounce good from Damascus to Hong Kong. And has a pair of beautiful eyes of Mary with the toss the whole morning, have been frustrated by the decision to abandon its efforts in the ticket, on leaving the car has received her phone, you can get the second day of Iran air to a one-way ticket to Damascus.

June 29, 2005, I left IR517 contained.

This residence is the last of the unexpected, the aircraft with the dinner there are received a red rose. Only vaguely remembered, the city is also called as the city of roses?

Just hope Rose never destroyed in the fire, even if it is not a God of faith.

The city of heaven

"Room if there is Heaven, Damascus will; heaven is in space, Damascus and enjoy it.

"A year and a day of the month, the Prophet Muhammad came to the outskirts of Damascus, from toksin Hill City, suddenly been glorious scenery of the city. But watch out for a while after he was in town, but was turned away. Attendants were surprised, busy ask its reasons. Mohammed explained; "life only progressive heaven once, Damascus is a paradise, if I went into this paradise, behind how can enter Heaven heaven?"

Do not know the heavens the sky really is better than the secular world, Damascus left for my first impression is that it's the night.

The aircraft landed at 8 pm. In the voice of noisy from the lobby waiting for about half an hour, the soldiers finally helped me keep a photocopy for a formal visa, but also in the departure hall of exchange point for the equivalent of US $ 8, Syrian pounds is the exit road to be bought for money. Successfully passed a customs while playing on the phone walking out of the gate, just hit the howling wind. Wind direct was I could not successfully finished the phone but also returned to the door.

On his way to town, once again confirmed that, whenever the mountain, there will be a beautiful night.

Just because the lamp will vary depending on the terrain and the high and low structured.

Because you want to rush to do must be done before the dawn of a work, so this day all night cramming, also all night listening to the wind.

Even to the balcony to glass door pull tight and shake off the wooden shutters, shrill barking is still so clear in my ears, so I first arrived here somewhat. Near midnight, loud music through the wind. Curious opened it, go to the balcony to see the distance a group of people from a house in the dance, the music is by their hands of musical instruments. Watch the joy and happiness, do not know, what a show or a life. And then, in Damascus in each night, the wind's music and dance are always not about to go to sleep with me.

The second day from 9 to passports to agent, afternoon around just got a visa to Egypt, really is phenomenal.

However there is a new accident, less than a week to Cairo tickets. So, whether or not to promise of back to Cairo, even more than a few days. Yet, by the many lives of the day was a visit to the Islamic world's most famous ancient mosque, built in the year 705 of the Omayyads mosque. To the Muslim world have already had three months, but it is the first stepping into the gate of the mosque. In Sudan, the opposite is a lively Grand Mosque, grin and bear it not, fear not knowing Scripture and disturbing the pious. This time, my friend's girlfriend is already residing in the city for two years and studied religion and language, you can do us good Wizard. Also know the Omayyads to accommodate our Pagan, pick up a free afternoon to visit. To enter the mosque, the man is not too much, just take off your shoes, don't be defiled God's way. Not a black robe of the ladies you want to change his clothing, Porter, rent a gown covered. There is a need to cover long hair, there is a need to hide the leg, but see it as beige gowns coat, my thinking was always very strange jump to go to the "instinct", remember it's not going to be no wear of Shakespeare's sister diku, but towards the end of the movie was actor manslaughter Idaho's body costume.

If I in vocabulary-poor brain to find a Word to describe is located in the old town, this central mosque, can only be a splendid.

The Omayyads is a four building, Central is a large square, marble floors and smooth as a mirror. The square and see the crowd outside the monastery municipality, left with an open view, quiet atmosphere, coupled with a cloudless blue sky, main building, elegant art on the walls, four weilang Taliban barge light and shadow, not faithful to this unconsciously among the prophets. Along the Gallery around the field in a week, went into the Hall. NOK a big Hall, elegant, chandelier, red carpet and soft or a luxurious feel. Hall inside some people like us passing around, some people sitting on the road to observe the old Bible interpretation, more people are three two bands, one pious meditation part of wall or curious about the face. The time to prayer, a man with a wooden stick around, but did not bring us these obvious pagan expelling, just have to sit to the wall. The lights dimmed down to see them again and bend, bow, I cannot help but crept into the crowd back, turned off the Flash to keep some photos.

Finally out of the Omayyads, in old town head turn.

A friend suggested we go to Turkey in the bathroom as two tickets like that are tourist attractions. But I still feel uncomfortable, not willing to do a bathroom bystanders. It is a good idea to sell all kinds of crafts roadside shop. To learn more on the network before the city's ancient to and now come, know the term explained that Damascus is "manual workshop", also see "Damascus knives" name. Since little love knife, hit "garrison Commando", we have removed the ribs do flying. So hang up or those exquisite knife. Pick a love of fine playing with theirDo not release the hand that smoothly over the knife box, under the "Made in China" has traveled.

Stroll to the alley, see some old houses, the open-air Museum of smoke, leisure, life suddenly become soft.

Remember, this is the same as the old town, is at the world cultural and natural heritage list. But hidden in the snowy mountains of Lijiang, which is in fact too deep into WTO, grueling vicissitudes. The Roman and Byzantine Empires here was the Arab Empire defeated; Saladin here over Eastern crusades; Egypt here occupation, Turkey who ruled here; colonial France here. However, all already with the wind died, only occasionally see broken wall ruins to tell. This is the wind each night out?

Half-day tour of the old city hall to see the most distinctive shops is an elder of the leather.

Was not that camel leather manufacture of leather on the wall hang the dense, but because the store is a room upstairs, but with higher floor base a large way at some distance, between the seller and the buyer has separated "gap". Shop with two wire on the balcony railings and roadside telephone pole, a track, wearing a red plastic baskets, hand and then pull a control up and down the rope, relying on this plastic baskets of la pull down and customers interchange with goods and money.

Our last stop is the city's flourishing of ice-cream shop.

Shop a few workers are working for ice cream, strong arm holding a big stick, at the moment of hit white milk cream. Shop packed with one or two hundred people? we poke a crowded passenger traffic, just managed to find a seat. Also ignoring the desktop is the previous allocation of the guests leave Wolf Books, just look forward to. And soon, the waiter will give big tray, we cant wait in the wall opposite the presidential portraits ever stared down, enjoy a cool creamy full summer.

"God who loved, who settled in Damascus".

I obviously was not grace, only in Damascus small for a week's time. 6 July, breaking up and in the evening. It is said that Damascus is famous in the whole of the dessert, before leaving in the Middle East to buy a cassette to Cairo friends. Then, leave the car I walked through the Willow Road, Cactus forest. The night have brushed, look, the setting sun is behind the city ran a piece of gold, a glimpse of heaven.

Rain in Hong Kong

"Moon River, flows to the South stream to Hong Kong to take a look at the Pearl of the Orient, my love, you elegant demeanor is romance? Moon harbour lights shining night deep, the Orient, sleepless night, with the promise of tremendous changes.

"Song of the Orient. August 15, 2005, took off from Dubai at midnight, landed in Hong Kong in the afternoon. Was again strong U.A.E. air cooling with cold hands and feet of icy cold I finally escape from the engine room. Rainy clouds in the sky after miss more beautiful, Airport express an empty carriage I stared, look at the familiar unfamiliar cities.

For the past four months just in Sudan met two rain, in Hong Kong this two days always and occasional rain.

From IFC out of the Airport Express line, drag the suitcases, carrying a laptop, but also gave a niece buy Barbie, and not easily over the flyover that direction, or forget where the Center. Rain and wind down, fluttering Yang onto the street without an umbrella of my body. Where is the outlet that teach a kid mother? "is a road in the nose, mouth and ask. Just found a looks kindly man asked. My plastic Mandarin while often the "mood" read into "hair-cutting," but in all seriousness of time or you can take the "Center" of the four words pronounce sounds. The carers face still kindly, wrinkles in the confused a bit drab, couldn't understand Cantonese ask me anything. Speak speaking to chicken and duck, a worried a sentence "Where is the centre", he realized that his finger, I have stood in the back of the building. 1997 has over eight years, the history it cannot easily be forgotten. The second day, go to Wan Chai Central Plaza in Saudi consular visa, the gate of the old guard is the same stick and I spoke English, but the foreigner Visa Office Fluent in Mandarin. Good to hear that Saudi Arabia visa does not do, to Beijing for not knowing how long to wait, you may be refused. Hong Kong, the visa officer did not bother much looked at me and just say a Word, "500 $, tomorrow take." Turn left, through the vaulted a glimpse of the skyscrapers of Victoria Harbour, the beautiful clouds. Cannot but regret the time is always in a hurry, there is no time for a walk, some fresh air.

The city has five years lost friend, continuous rain so he had a bad cold, but over time using a short lunch dinner lunch.

Annie leads us to the ring on her new-found a cafe. Student-like in her play tap tap in front of the walk, we occasionally push back faster. Kit left a "brother" in the 1980s hairstyle, and I followed slowly followed, chat in the past few years. Rain gently falling one after another, in the US, all of a sudden there is very familiar with a feeling of nostalgia. Yes, just because this street the King who told me already close to home. Agree with Mr Li Ao, he may present different, do not need to have too much nostalgia, because the longer a Wanli era letter transmission on the Internet and mobile phones that we even far away is still unknown home at any time. But the land is, especially with long lost friends walk in the rain for a long time….

This day busy out from the Center, when it was getting late.

Not many people in the street, but does not feel lonely. Neon flashing in the rain, to the city added a little feeling of grace. There is no umbrella, but also some hungry, but don't want to rush of drilling station back to the other side of the city, but a walk in the rain alone, around a stroll around the rain of Hong Kong. Queen's interim Queen's Road East, Queen's Road East and go back to the Queen's Road Central, it's all too easy to South into the steep Street, went to the Lan Kwai Fong.

What is the "Lan Kwai Fong Kwai Fong is love lost road

Mouth, Lan Kwai Fong is drunken mess, Lan Kwai Fong is reluctant to be drunk young woman lies, Lan Kwai Fong is love countdown time remaining Haggard kiss. "But tonight I of Lan Kwai Fong is only a shelter from the roof, a physician my hunger intestinal restaurant. Blocks of Viet Nam restaurant, to a Viet Nam Sai Kung fried rice and a bottle of beer, 3 5 divided by two of the fried rice after the very slowly since poured from drink, look out the window watching the rain neon, shouting loudly burst into the rain of the male suonv; also occasionally turned to secretly at the next table the elegant woman of mixed blood, Nosy think she is a city that famous models?

This city is too strange, since it is only the first time of stay.

This city was familiar because I was born in 1974 in the South of the Yangtze River. Long to ignorant teenager just caught up with the society in transition, we start with cable TV, start a video, start their enthusiasm for film and television much of the value of investment in a movie. In third grade, class of large quota has non-Nan instead Longhai hygiene tyrant, most notably girls like zhaoqiannan, who all want to be little fans zongquan. A junior high school, see fengchengcheng went to France, I started thinking about life, the end is similar to good or the smart smile xuwenqiang? high school military training, hostels of the playground will be placed in the dusk, open-air video Costa sacrificed and the pony, I discovered that the most prestige clothing was originally not a yellow uniforms, but open black windbreaker; so far when seen Meteor over the sky reminds me of the "brother" of or v in the grass said "I am not afraid, very afraid." Then grow cloudy looking hooligan Gump, 34 years old, Leslie Cheung, 25-year-old Carina LAU, 26-year-old Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung's 28-year-old, as well as TV 17 year old me. Of these geographical names in Hong Kong, I was known as Carmen; twelve little Mong know Temple Street; because huayingxiong know Central. Have to remember that do not know how many times have seen of "day to love", a song, Uncle Wah rushed up, Xiaoqian barefoot running with wedding, youth are most interested classic lens. In addition to Hong Kong, with our growing those Cantonese songs. "Distant Starlight late empty content is closely related to you, even if the Thorn?" who does not know the eternally 25-year-old Alan TAM? "and I looked back and then a year, like faded photos, nymphs. "" Brother "Leslie Cheung in my heart as Jay Chou in nowadays young mind. Universities like the bed of the wall, Star and rock, the only woman like pillow a hand-drawn Lam Yik-Lin, 1993 she album covers, "It doesn ' t matter who I am." But so far very much want to put out the light listen again and have not found another song, "world wuqianlian prodigal son not only you."

In Lan Kwai Fong sticking it to the rain stops.

Returned feeling the harder this set of two bed room deluxe room is really small, especially the bedroom, a small bed takes up two-thirds of the space. Is the night, two three-minute rain tapping my window will I wake from dreams, and some of the time difference, should turn around and not be able to sleep again. Simply sit up, the dark concerning curtains, opposite the building still some lamps, balcony rootball figure and who are you? why not also fell asleep? hand picked up MP3, put on headphones, "fate is on the table, globe, are swirling. Find a point that intuition is not pressed, you can hold your? "so far, a Shenzhen Bay; so near, only after a Shenzhen Bay. Leave for four months, you have to go home.