Country Info
- Damascus
- Capital
- Syrian Pound (SYP)
- Currency
- 16,728,808
- Population
- SY
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Syria
Maaloula
Visiting Maaloula (one of the last places where Aramaic is spoken), the Convent of St. Thecla (a pilgrimage site for the ill), and St. Sergius (one of the oldest churches in the world - built in 325 A.D. - but unfortunately no ...
Lattakia - mediterranean blaaa
I really didnt do a whole lot in Lattakia, it was lovely. I intended to do stuff, ended up staying at the hotel of a tintin fanatic, who was a little odd, looking at sunsets, eatting sweets, and drinking good coffee!! But lattakia truely is a lovely ...
Romping on Roman Ruins
We left after class at the end of the week and headed out to Palmyra to check out the ruins. We arrived in the evening around 8:00 pm after a 3.5 hour bus ride, and found a place to stay. We swam in the small pool there and then headed out to the ruins ...
HOOKAS HANGINGS and a "52PONTIAC
HOOKAS HANGINGS and a "52PONTIAC All safe and sound in Syria. We crossed over smoothly about five days back. We had been somewhat worried about our visa expiring as we only had two days left on it when we entered the country but they stamped our ...
In Syria
... most buildings. It did seem the churches were less skittish than they were in Istanbul, which would surprise most people about Syria (and surprised me). They even rang their bells. Talked to the caretaker of the Greek Orthodox church. He said their ...
Oct 23, 2010
Shopping in the Famous Souk (market) Hammadiyya
On the third day in Damascus we ate our breakfast in the hotel and then decided to go shopping in the souk. We made our way out of the the hotel and walked to Hammadiyya the most famous souk in Damascus. There were people everywhere, and I kept looking ...
Persian Carpets and Pianos!
Marhaba everyone! I apologize for not writing sooner but I have had quite a few problems with my internet lately. I now have service restored to the house so I am looking forward to having access more often (although I was enjoying the internet cafe ...
Storming the Crusader Castle
Another early start and we could hear the faint 'call to prayer' in the distance. Fortunately no tents had blown off the side, we packed our things and headed for Crac de Chevalier at 7am. Breakfast was cereal on the truck again but what made breakfast ...
Roman Ruins
... . Palmyra [established in X time], was an ancient trading city that provided an extensive trade network that linked Mesopotamia and northern Syria. Palmyra was also known at 'The Bride of the Desert’. The Hebrew bible mentions Palmyra as the ...
Language Barrier issues!
Wow, am I ever on a learning curve! We moved into the apartment today. Perhaps a bit prematurely. The electricians were here to add cable to Sandy's room and a new phone line into Grace's room as we have dial up here and we needed an extra computer ...
Two Castles and a Bus
... and Syrian guys even wore shorts at times; none of that in Aleppo (or even in Hama where I am now). The evidence that Syria is a crossroads of empires is also evident, as there are people who look Arab, Greek, have blue, or green eyes, red hair ...
Castle and Ruins
... have the true cross. The street was impressive, and was paved with stones. The ampitheater was also one of the largest in Syria, though it is mainly in ruins. We then headed to the "dead cities," Byzantine cities that were abandoned in ...
Just for Patti :-)
... the number of doctors in Syria are so many, that the Minister of Health has said that the field is is over saturated and that Syria has enough doctors for the next 10 years. I belief that because everywhere you go..just on my street I have noticed at ...
Coffee and gossip....souk style!
Marhaba my friends! I just wrote 2 pages of banter that got zapped! When will I learn to save every 10 minutes or so!!! I'm such a dinosaur on the computer! Anyway, I don't want to spoil my mood so I will contine in the same vein! After 3 weeks ...
Basilica of Qala'at Samaan (St. Simeon)
St. Simeon (born around A.D. 390) lived almost 40 years on top of a pillar to escape pilgrims seeking his ...
Happy Thanksgiving from Damascus!
Hello from Damascus... I hope you are all having a fabulous day of turkey, stuffing and family! The day started off at 8am with breakfast that was included with our room. I had the most fabulous apricot jam that only needed a spoon. :-) Drank ...
Everything is Sillier in Syria
... a bus)and I will be working on getting a good camel price for her. Its great to have some company again. The people in Syria must be the friendliest I have ever met! When you ask a stranger for help they become bonded to you and cannot go until they ...
Crac addict
... as dreary-looking as all the accounts say it is. Because I got a late start thanks to my errands in Damascus (there are 22 ATMs in Syria that I can use, and the first one I went to was out of service), I wound up hitting Homs a little later than I wanted. ...
The Zenobians take the Rugby World Cup 2007!
Marhaba Sports Fans! France sponsored a Rugby Tournament here in honour of hosting the World Cup 2007. Sandy is a member of the Damascus Zenobians who ruled supreme today! He made some fabulous plays! This is his first year of playing Rugby but he ...
Nov 19, 2010
Visiting the Umayyad Mosque
... 't open till 10:00 for us. What a great way to waste time! The Umayyed Mosque is one of the most important mosques in Syria and rivals the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. This place is only second most holy place next to Mecca and Medina. I feel ...
Queen Zenobia
... in the assassination and sent an army to deal with her. But she fought and won several battles and eventually ruled Syria, Palestine, and part of Egypt. As a descendant of Cleopatra, she was willful, strong and beautiful. She even ...
A Dollar Short in No Man's Land
... got to the boarder, a man from the bus who did not speak much English attempted to help me get a visa. Apparently Syria only recently made visas available at the border but there is still some bureaucracy to go through before getting your passport ...
Welcome to Syria
Hey People I spent my first day in Syria and I cannot believe how friendly the people are, especially the kids. Everywhere I go people are smiling, waving and saying hello and welcome. They really like tourists and go out of their way to make ...
Bathrooms and Restaurants
Hey People I am sitting in a small kabob café finally filling my stomach with food after not eating all day. It's not that I didn't want to eat, I have been hungry all day, but I just don't know how to order food in Arabic and did not want to ...
Love that Dirty Water
Hey People I am lying in bed in my hotel room right now because that is all I can do without wearing a diaper or strapping a toilet to my ass. I drank some of the tap water served at the restaurant last night - big mistake - now I have what they ...
adventures / confusion in bus travel
... pushing on Not knowing where i was going but sure hoping i get there. Despite feeling like trash i decided to push on In Syria most roads lead back to homs so i had to take a bus from Palmyra to homs which cost me a whopping 1.1 cdn or 65 ...