Water Pipe and some other restrictions

I was asking people I meet about a place that I can smoke Water Pipe. I couldn't get a clear answer and in the end I just learnt that there was a Water Pipe place just next to my hotel. It was around 11PM but there was no light at the cafe. I was surprised but there were around 30 people having chat, drinking tea/coffee and smoking water pipe. I ordered one and also a tea and shot that dark video. 

After 20 minutes, the guys working at the cafe started to collect water pipes in a hurry and the guy told me : "I will give it back in 10 minutes". They used a lot of spreys around to get rid of the smell also. I had a chance to talk to him for a while and I asked him why they do that. Then I learnt that "water pipe is forbidden in Sudan". He got some info from secret person that police would come to check the cafe so he collected all :) I couldn't get the reason but some others said that it's illegal just in Khartoum, not in other cities. I knew that African countries are always proud of that they serve good water pipes, but the situation is different in Khartoum. An another information is that it became forbidden a few months ago, so probably it will be normal to sell and smoke water pipe soon again. I say lots of people smoking it in front of their houses, restaurants etc in fact.

After 10 minutes I got my water pipe back and my pleasure of water pipe went on around 1h more :) I really suggest to try it in Khartoum, it was really top class :)

There are also some other restrictions that you should be aware of if you plan to visit Sudan. You cannot use PayPal, also some of the websites in Sudan. Google, Facebook, Youtube are fine. You cannot download Google products like Google Chrome browser, but there are lots of web sites you can download the .exe file and install it, then you have no problem to use the browser. One of the most important is that "alcohol is strictly forbidden" in Sudan. Do not bring it to Sudan, do not look for it around, do not drink and do not ask to buy, even you can find do not buy it. You will have really big trouble.