5 January 2026
Did you know that ‘Mesopotamia’ means ‘between the rivers? 6000 years ago, the ground between the Eufrate and Tigre river was bustling with live, both in and above its ground. In this place where stories were first pressed into clay and cities learned to dream, we followed the traces of ancient worlds. In Babylon, echoes of power and myth still linger among the ruins. At Samarra, the great spiral minaret rises like a timeless call across the plain. In Uruk, the birthplace of heroes and writing, silence carries the weight of first ideas. And in Ur, beneath the vast sky, the footsteps of kings, priests, and traders seem never fully gone. There are so many stories being told about this area. From so many different sides. But all of them have many things in common. And one thing is sure: this is onenig the first places in the world where human kind started to learn and grow and build.
Once upon a time was not just a beginning here—it was a place. And walking through it, we were reminded how deeply our present is rooted in these ancient stones. How much of what we do and use now once started here. It is truly very special to be able to walk amongst these ruins.
