It was pretty hazy when we were flying so this picture didn't turn out very well but this is one of Saddam's water palaces. There are 3 different man-made lakes with palaces and other little island buildings. This is the Victory over America palace that was built after Desert Storm (it was Uday's palace). As retaliation for the name this was one of the first places to be bombed in 2003 - you can see the gaping hole on the left hand side.
Monday, January 7, 2008
It was pretty hazy when we were flying so this picture didn't turn out very well but this is one of Saddam's water palaces. There are 3 different man-made lakes with palaces and other little island buildings. This is the Victory over America palace that was built after Desert Storm (it was Uday's palace). As retaliation for the name this was one of the first places to be bombed in 2003 - you can see the gaping hole on the left hand side.
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David,
Can you say "Exclusive, Private Fishing Lodge?" I think the Iraqi tourism board needs to get on this right away.
:-D
DAVE
They actually have several tourism spots around the country - or at least they did. There is one just to the south of us that looks like it was a pretty nice place at one time. It is all empty now but you can see the hotels, condos, and parks. I think they will be relying on oil for awhile :)
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