A brief encounter...

After waking up at 6AM, I recorded a radio report and went back to sleep just briefly. I had a headache with too much beer last night and the short sleep did not ease the pain.

unlike the nighttime, it just looks like a city inside a desert!

In the morning I attended a large meeting with many Japanese participating from the Middle East area and more from Japan.

attending in the morning...

I also had another business affair to take care of and I finally had some free time to explore the area...

I walked along the creek just like I did with a young cameraman on February of 2004.

I didn't remember that much of this creek... I remember I took the water taxi to the other side to see the Gold Suq and walk in a large park looking for alcohol, but in vain...


many constuctions going on even in the central part of the city!

I thought it would not be walking 2 kilometers to a nearby shopping center was not that of a burden, but after walking about 30 minutes, the 40 degrees temperature made me quite weary... my hair was so wet, it looked like I just had a shower! Now I know this is not the best time to come to this city!

I finally made it to the shopping center...


I was here 4 years ago with my colleague! I remember!

a frappuccino saved my life!

You of course will know where I would go to when I get to a mall...

my favorite place of course...

one Whopper and that will enhance my life!

trying to leave... there were tons of people waiting for the taxi... I think I did the same thing 4 years ago!!

I landed on Imam Khomeini International Airport just before midnight... It was a really short stay, less than 24 hours, but I have to get there soon again, perhaps next month in the earliest!