Malakal, South Sudan

This i s my hotel in Malakal (yup, it really is the "best" place to stay in town) and the street out front. This is the Upper Nile Region, and I'm about 500 km north of Juba, 800 km south of Khartoum, and Ethiopia is about 300 km east of here. Malakal is on the White Nile.

The grazing goats are amidst a garbage heap right beside one of the town markets. Snapped it while holding the camera by my waist. As the only foreigner around, didn't want to be seen pointing a camera. I did manage though to get a shot of my buddy Lukudu and I taking a break in one of the stall-sized bars in the market. Corrugated tin shed, dirt floor. The most important thing? The beer was ice cold.

To see some fairly representative pictures of Malakal, taken by somebody else, go to www.flickr.com/groups/malakal/pool/ There are 3 pages of pics there.