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Roamin' Roman Ruins in Palmyra
We decide to head to Palmyra, a town with Roman ruins in the middle of the Syrian desert. We have to go via Homs but not before Fidhal tries to convince us to stay at his house. We finally got underway after some tea and some more 80’s music.
We arrive in Homs at 3.30pm to be informed by the touts that the next big bus to Palmyra is …
The ruined city of Palmyra
We set off late in the day to avoid the blistering heat and bustling tour groups that we know from experience tend to visit historical sites in the midday sun. When we arrived at around 6pm, the site was blissfully empty and calm, allowing us to wander and clamber around the site in peace. As you will see from the photos, the ruins cover a large …
Surviving Syria
... chef's fault. I noticed this sort of melancholy behaviour quite a lot in Syria and I can't work out why tourists rave about the openness of the people. Openness? No. Their hospitality is obedient, to say the least, but what's desperately missing in this country is a smile.
I'm not talking about the average local here because I wasn't in Syria long enough to meet many. I'm talking about the service sector in a country that is state run and not too bothered about ...
Hamam time
... actually stay here... All these scenes seem pretty straight-forward but, between setting everything up and then taping it 9 times, it costs a fair bit of time and is pretty tiring. Between scenes I had some time to walk around in the Souq (traditional market) and managed to get my hand on a Didashah, a traditional white robe worn by men. I bought it more for fun then to actually wear it, but you'll never know...
After that we all needed some rest, so Sam and ...
Ramadan Kareem
As our party is still feeling under the weather, for a stagnating yet probably needed fifth day in a row, I figure its time to commit myself to a good entry on food. Food, as with everywhere in the world, and to Lou and I expecially, is such an important part of every culture and our journey.
For a coincidental second, and only other time visiting a muslim country, Louis and I have found ourselves in th emiddle of Ramadan. As the month of daytime fasting ...
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