Hargeisa. Ambassador Hotel where I stay is beautifuly located on the hill just 1 km from the airport and 2 km fron the city center. The hotel is almost empty. – I am the only guest who can’t speak local language… The staff is very friendly: the strongest drink you can buy in the bar is coca-cola (do not forget: it is conservative islamic country). I do not care… In the morning I took a tour around the capital city. It was badly damaged during the civil war. Can you imagine working traffic lights at the crossing of two sandy and bumpy roads? A lot of dust, donkey carts carrying the barrels of water. Heat. Men chewing qat. Women dressed in bright colors… Looking at me at first they are courious, then most of them smile… I did not see today any other white person on the streets of Hargeisa. Am I the only tourist in Somaliland?
