Finally, Ambassador Crocker stepped out for a walk along picturesque Abu Nawas Street, the famous way along the left bank of the Tigris recently reopened in response to improved security in the capital. Between the street's stately buildings and the river lie fish markets and a playground tailor-made for the children who play there once again. The Ambassador and Iraqi Colonel Munam Hasim Fahd chatted with the owner of the Asmak Baghdad fish market before tucking into plates of charcoal-cooked Maskouf, the local specialty straight from the Tigris.