Aleppo Souk

Aleppo , Syria

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    Difficult to see though the haze...

    ... meal to date for the price for sure.  We all ate so much many of us became a bit ill! The city of Aleppo is mostly grey: streets, buildings, etc. In need of a splash of color occasionally.  Lots of activity and color in the souk ...

  • 2

    Doin' the Pigeon in Syria

    19 photos

    ... , a local who spoke French helped me order, French being one of the old colonial tongues. All in all, I stayed in Aleppo three days, visiting different places each day, though almost always traveling through a souk or a khan full of shopkeepers, souks ...

  • 3

    Enough of The wake up Calls!!!

    8 photos

    ... love the place so much we are going to come back!). We are now sadly at the end of our stay in Syria, we are in the town of Aleppo getting ready to enter Turkey tomorrow. Last night we sampled fine beer (actually Egyptian Stella... not the nicest of ...

  • 4

    was approached by some tourist guide guy ...

    ... me to my hotel. About 4 mins later a wee barefoot boy came to get me. I had imagined a van or something, but not in Syria. It was about a 10 minute dodge thru the town and the souk to get to the hotel which was hidden away behind some stalls selling ...

  • 5

    Marhaba Syria

    6 photos

    ... in one, they buzz around the city like demented wasps making crossing the street a seriously time consuming and hazardous task. Aleppo is a genuinely fascinating city, built around a stunning citadel and with the most amazing souk, a maze of alleys that ...

  • 6

    Hommage to Mr Gaffer

    ... contact lens solution is like oxtail soup and I need more storage space as some of my clothing is fermenting. We entered Aleppo with Eileen at the wheel. We fought our way through the psychopathic drivers with cars covered in bumps and grazes. ...

  • 7

    The rest of Syrıa

    6 photos

    ... , get there early before Night of the Living Dead shuffle up in their hundreds and ruin your photo opportunities. I am now in Aleppo, Syria's second city and one of the highlights of the trip so far. It is like Damascus for beginners - a much ...

  • 8

    Ana Ohaybu Syria!

    31 photos

    ... with the father for 2 hours or so with Mohamed translating, while Alex helped the kid learn some English. And that's Aleppo, and my introduction to Syria. Ana Ohaybu Syria - I love Syria! "Arab Hospitality" is no joke at all - people are incredibly ...

  • 9

    Full day in Aleppo

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    Went to the souk (bazzar), Umayyed Mosque, and Citadel today with Marco (very cool tall guy in the pics from Italy), one of my dorm mates at the hostel. Also got to meet the family of one of my familys close family friends in Phoenix. Will update ...

  • 10

    I made it! In Syria with my luggage.

    After planning, praying, and fretting I am finally in the Middle-East.  I arrived very early (4am) into Aleppo, Syria from London.  It was in doubt whether I would arrive with my luggage.  After the tube brokedown I had to snag a ...