Setting off and crossing the border

On the last night before leaving south of Kurdistan to east of Kurdistan, I gathered with my friends to enjoy the night and have some conversations.
When I got back home to pack my stuffs, I realized I had little time since I was going to wake up at sunrise which was only 5 hours away. I slept and then a call rang, I picked it up and it was my friend who were visiting Erbil and they couldn't find a hotel to stay for a good price, I helped him to find a good one. It was only one hour away from the due time to leave home. We set off along with my uncle, cousin, and his father in law. We made it to the border and the border crossing was smooth like always. When I cleared the immigration, I bought a Sim to have access to the internet and be connected. Later we made it to Marivan and we toured a little before having breakfast in a local teahouse.
Then we went to explore the rural area of zrebar lake where we enjoyed having a look at the ciconia living right in the village. It was such a nice experience to see ciconia that close from human.
Lastly, we had lunch, the best dish, grilled salmon. After lunch my uncle and my cousin took me to the garage where I hopped on the car to Saqz, a city before my last destination for the day, Bukan. Once I arrived in Saqz, I had to wait for almost an hour for the car to get filled. The driver told me his story of being addicted to drugs due to his health issues he had. He said it was much easier to stop taking drugs than to stop smoking!
Finally I made it to Bukan and I contacted my host, Milad, such a lovely Kurdish guy. He picked me up right where I hopped off. Then we headed towards the Nallashken hill to where Hasan zirak sang on it. We enjoyed the nice view of the city from there. With his friends we spent a lovely evening in a café talking about many things, from cultures and to history.
Later on, we had dinner with Milad, he prepared a delicious omelet, with insightful conversation, we ended the night.Read more