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Khartoum camel market - The end


Khartoum camel market - The end
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Copyright: Dennis Bours (Dpbours) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 430 W: 59 N: 398] (2066)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-21
Camera: Sony DSC R1, Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-120, SanDisk EXTREME III, Hama UV 390 (O-Haze) 67mm
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Everyday Africa [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-11 8:51
Viewed: 679
Points: 4
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The camel market on the outskirts of Khartoum was coming to an end. The air cleared up, but another sandstorm was nearing as you can see.
The camels either exchanged owners, went back on their own truck, walked back into the desert where they came from or ended up on the barbeque.

Actually, we often discussed how we would like our camels to be - and I'm not referring to medium, rare and well done. We came to the conclusion that our camel had to have long eye lashes, be toasty brown coloured with some dark edges. A bit like I prefer my sandwich to come out of the toaster in the weekends.

Getting back to the camel-grilling... We liked it well done. Going to these places you had some tents (Rent-a-tent idea), some chairs, some water pipes, thousands of flies, 45 degrees in the shade and your Coca Cola at the same temperature. And in that nice "ambiance" you picked your meat and people started grilling while you were trying to keep pace in adding fluids to your body at the speed you were perspiring.

I came often to these places. Being procurement manager for an NGO, I had discussions with the owners of the 'Libia Market'. Libia Market is a place where you do not want to end up alone, since everything used in Darfur - and I mean everything - is sold there.
But what would be better than a waterpipe and a grilled camel to ease the mood in those negotiations? ;-)
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Hoi Dennis,
Thats a funny and informative story with your posting. A complete different world as what I'm used to. TFS.
Indeed I can see dust in the air at the horizon. Great posting.
greetings,
Joop!

Hi Dennis,
nice meeting you! Welcome on TL! Interesting first photos. Nice story with it. Dry land there... Congrats for your compo. Simple but effective. Cute signature :)

Kindly regards,
Ioana

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