Beit Al Mamlouka
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We proceeded onwards to the capital city of Damascus, which we found considerably more cosmopolitan than conservative Aleppo. We made our way to the souk once again - Ben liked the wide streets here, however I felt it lacked the atmosphere and charm of the narrow covered passageways of the Aleppo souk. We also visited the Ummayad Mosque, where I …
Love and travel have in common .....
... other Ali, Mohammed's cousin and husband of his daughter Fatima. Ali's supporters became known as the Shiites. Abu's the Sunnis who are in the majority in countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Libya. Iran and Iraq are predominantly Shiite. There are further divisions such as the Alawites to which group the President of Syria belongs – once they were those with the lowest status.
Damascus souk is enchanting. Twisting alleys, dark corners, inviting entrances, silent electric ...
Como si no hubiera pasado nada...
... más llama la atención a pesar de toda la carga histórica de esta ciudad es la gente que nos han hecho sentirnos como en casa. No pesa tanto que Siria pertenezca a Asia como que esté en el Mediterráneo.
Estábamos un poco cansados de la distancia entre los asiáticos y nosotros. Es cierto que la hospitalidad ha sido una de las características de todos los lugares que hemos visitado, pero somos españoles y eso lleva una carga implícita… somos ...
First week and all
A week. Its been a week since I started a new chapter in my life. Damashq. Ah where Should I start about hayatee fee Damashq.(my life in damascus)
Remember the cough that I caught in Denver, well that turned out into a full scale of bronchitis and after spending a couple of sleepless nights coughing my lungs out I decided to pay a visit to the neighbourhood doctor.
Interesting is the word I am looking for over here. The doctor's office ...
Damn that Bloody Sun... and the Israelis
... of living here is incredibly superior to the camps of Jordan and Lebanon (or say, embarrassingly, the refugee and asylum process and policy in Britain), you realise that this is a country that despite its lack of wealth possesses more morality and social responsibility than our own, despite - unlike us - never being the aggressor. And yet, it's in "the axis of evil" and for many of us 'Westerners' Syria conjures images (if even just subconsciously) of a place less developed, less ...
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