December 18th, 2022 Mogadishu, Somalia

6AM The flight arrived at ADD and I spent a few hours in the Plaza Premium Lounge.

8:55AM I boarded for Ethiopian Airlines flight to Somalia.

11:20AM I arrived at Mogadishu now for the second time. The local temperature is 29 degrees Celsius.

Sahafi Hotel

12:30PM We left in an armored car for the Sahafi Hotel. The glass was bulletproof. We picked up 3 armed guards with AK-47s. We left the green zone and went by the Black Hawk crash site and a couple of tanks. We then walked along Secondo Lido Beach.

Black Hawk down site

1PM We walked along Lido Beach. We then drove by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We lastly tour the Peace Park before heading back to the Green Zone. We had to go through security.

Checkpoint back to the green zone

5:30PM We walked along the airport beach before walking back to the hotel.

6:30PM I had dinner at the hotel and then went to bed around 9PM.