As promised, more pictures from my Baghdad Palace Tour.
First, a few more pictures from the roof of the Victory Over America Palace ...
View of Baghdad skyline from bombed out window on the palace roof.
This is the "Flintstone Village" that Saddam built for his grandchildren.
Next we stopped at what is purported to be the last remaining mural of Saddam Hussein ... where there was a rare picture taken with me actually in it 
Finally, it was on to the bombed out remains of the Ba'ath Party House:
This building took hits from a couple of JDAMs, and a Tomahawk Missile. According to the tour guide all of those empty windows used to contain beautiful stained glass.
A couple of views from inside the building ...
And then of course I had to get a couple of "artsy fartsy" type shots ...
Almost like a museum, many things are left almost exactly as they were in 2003 when the bombs fell. I thought this broken chair amongst the rubble really captured the "feel" of the place.
And then last but not least, I don't know what it is with me and stairs lately ... but again, this was one of my favorite shots.
I hope you enjoyed. And if you're interested, you can find more pictures from Baghdad (and elsewhere) on my Flickr page.
Til next time,
Todd
p.s. don't forget that I do still have some pictures of the Ziggurat of Ur coming sometime in the next week or two ... so check back soon if you like that sort of thing.
Todd Morris
Again great pictures, what a great eye. Perhaps someday it will be a museum.
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Hi Josh,
Thanks, I feel a little bit guilty about getting to “play tourist” while I’m over here. But at the same time, it is kind of cool to see places and things that most Americans never get the chance to.
Great pics, Todd! Keep ‘em comin’.
Thanks !!! I’ll try to remember to bring my camera out with me more often. There are actually some pretty interesting murals on the walls around the base here that I’d like to get some pictures of.
Wow, great photos. I had never heard of the Flinstone village that was built. That was interesting. I think you were right on the picture of the chair capturing the essence.
Thanks, I’d never heard of the Flintstone village either … that was one of the more interesting things I learned about on the tour.
These photos are amazing. Maybe it’s just me, but I haven’t seen “up close and personal” photos of much in Iraq. The news media always seems to focus on something else.
Thanks for sharing these and I’m definitely going to check out your flickr page.
Kelli
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Hi Kelli,
To be perfectly honest with you, I normally wouldn’t get to see much of the “up close and personal” side of Iraq either … I’m a FOBBIT (ie, I don’t leave the base) … this time, I just happened to luck into the opportunity to take some tours.