Welcome to Sudan!

"Welcome to Sudan! I hope it won't be too hot for you", said the friendly driver who picked us up from the airport in Khartoum. To be quite honest, the first step out of the air-conditioned KLM plane did feel like stepping into a well overheated sauna, but besides that the first impression was good. About five people had already wished us "Welcome to Sudan", before we even reached the car, so it would have been difficult not to feel welcome! We were planning to go to our apartment straight away but near the ice-cream shop, Mohamed, the driver, lowered his speed. He stopped the car and told us to wait for our welcome gift. A few minutes later he came back with two big cones of ice-cream: "Welcome to Sudan!"