Northern Highway on the West Bank of the Nile passing Abu Dom |
Minaret with a pair of elaborate green-domed tombs near Abu Dom |
Small livestock market near El Daba |
Sudanese man riding a donkey cart "sidesaddle" along the main road |
El Daba, a short fuel stop (or so it was intended to be...) |
While Mahmoud refueled the truck and bought provisions, we walked around the market |
Mahmoud had warned us against taking photos, but as I was armed with a government-issued photo permit, I was not deterred |
Our first small Sudanese town, we found El Daba interesting |
But not five minutes into our stroll around town we were stopped by the secret police |
The plain-clothed policeman told us we needed to first register at the secret police station then we could take photos |
Friendly man in El Daba (not the secret policeman) |
...it doesn't look like they get many visitors to El Daba... |
The policeman gave us directions to the place where we should register (down to the mosque and and take a right) and set us free |
Walking through El Daba Souq looking for the Secret Police Staion |
...would it have a sign "Secret Police"? |
Busy little main street of El Daba |
El Daba, Sudan |
Sudanese boy and man, El Daba |
Shopping in El Daba Souq |
Donkey Cart driving through El Daba |
Main Street, El Daba |
Drinking tea, El Daba |
Friendliy people of El Daba |
El Daba |
"Coldair", El Daba ... guessing A/C shop |
"Creativity Center" El Daba |
The Mosque of El Daba |
Small agricultural fields along the Nile, El Daba |
The Nile at El Daba...we should turn right to find the Secret Police Station |
The Nile at El Daba, Sudan |
Decent-sized boat, El Daba |
Fields along the Nile, El Daba |
Fields along the Nile, El Daba |
Fields along the Nile, El Daba |
Some kind of fruit |
Some kind of fruit |
We found the Secret Police Station by getting stopped by the secret police in front of their station |
Minaret of El Daba from in front of Secret Police HQ |
...I thought it would be a quick matter of showing our permits from Khartoum and signing the book... |
...but not all ze papers vere in order so they had to fetch Mahmoud... |
After an hour or so, we were freed |
View from the restaurant where we had lunch |
Walking around the El Daba Souq |
Donkey Cart, El Daba |
Sudanese men, El Daba |
Wave from a man passing on a donkey cart |
El Daba Souq |
Big smile, El Daba Souq |
Sudanese boy, El Daba |
Friendly El Daba Souq |
El Daba Souq |
Kids in the El Daba Souq |
Butcher, El Daba Souq |
Butcher, El Daba Souq |
El Daba Souq |
El Daba Souq |
Boy on a bike, El Daba |
Boy, El Daba |
El Daba Souq |
Friendly greeting, El Daba |
Boys on a donkey cart, El Daba |
After our extended visit to El Daba, I have no State Secrets to report |
Reed hut on the edge of El Daba |