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A Sojourn in Syria
Syria's in ruins! Was this the cry the Bush Administration heeded when they declared Syria one of the so-called Axis of Evil? I would have to agree with them, but my take on 'ruins' and theirs would be vastly different. If we're talking about ruins, I'd call it one of the Axis of Treasures!
Sitting in a cafe in Doha one fine sunny morning …
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More Days in Damascus and the Umayyad Mosque
... compensating them with other religious locations, and commenced with the 7 year long construction of the mosque.
It is now not only an active place of worship, it is a place for families to spend time, to eat and picnic, children to play, weary people to lay and sleep, tourists to wander and to generally relax and enjoy.
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Syria Adventure Travel Company
... at their brick furnaces, might remind you of their predecessors, who first invented colored glass 3,000 years ago. In the thirteenth century, two Italian brothers came to Syria to learn the skill of glass-blowing, which they took back to Venice, and started fashioning "Venetian" glass.
A journey through a Syrian town is a journey into both the past and the present at the same time. You might happen on a Roman arch, built centuries before Christ, under which you might find ...
Becoming a Syrian movie-star
... the airport, after that we're gonna be in and around Damascus for a few days and then head to Palmyra, Aleppo. Latakia, etc. I am not sure how it will be, but right now I think it's pretty random and hilarious, so it should be a good time....!!
As soon as I have some more news about how it is to live like a movie-star, I'll write some more stories!! I've already uploaded some pictures from Jordan and Syria on my website, www.reinderprins.nl
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Sweatin' it up
... different, sometimes young boys are running through the place splashing each other with cold water, sometimes it's just the quiet mood of some pensive older guys. Unfortunately, in this part of the world, the thought of making this a co-ed experience is completely out of the question. The women get their time in the morning and afternoon, the men in the evening.
Eventually I am summoned for a scrub and massage. During the ...


