Baghdad is a fascinating place, especially from the air.
Lights stretch as far as you could imagine and although there are no skyscrapers, it looks similar to other western cities from the air at night. The city is expansive and seems to go past the horizon. It's a city of 6.5 million people. Palm trees are everywhere and the Tigris River is huge. It looked like one section of the city was having a festival last night and you could see the decorative lights shining. There were fireworks going off and it was fun to fly by them.

Oh, the press credentialing center is in an actual palace. A former Iraqi king was in the process of having it built and Saddam Hussein took it over and used it to house his special guests. There's marble flooring and columns out front.

It's not quite as hot here as it was in the desert, although I'll bet it's warmer here than it is in Delco. I'm looking forward to getting where I'm going. I've been told getting here is the toughest part.
We shall see ...