Tall al Warkā’

From the first glance it might look like heaps of sand and stone but... But it's home to the earliest written words in human history, kingdom of Gilgamesh - whose lifestory is described in the very first book of humankind, land of first gods and not to mention - the first city after the flood.
Getting to this place took a bit of efforts - convincing my travel friends that we might make it despite everyone saying that we can't go, smuggling me through numerous check-points, getting to the site without any official permission. But we made it, special thanks to my guts and people around me that relied on them😎 And again - another dream came true!Read more