Grand Homs Hotel (Homs al Kabir)
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Salaam alaykum
... looked a bit mental. The shop owner gave us sugary tea in his biggest glasses, and sweets for the road.
Just found out we've got the job at Black Sail (which we applied for recently), so we'll be back in England at the end of Feb!
Suzy
By the way, we can't access Facebook in Syria, so for people who wrote to me on it recently, send me your email address and I'll be able to reply (suzannabrett@yahoo.co.uk) : )
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Qal'at al-Ḥiṣn aka Saladin Castle
... The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the Castle of the Kurds.
Hitchhiked back to Sexy Lattakia in the back of a pick up!
overall, a pretty fantastic day.
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Day 5 - Krak de Chevaliers
We left Hama and drove towards a major medieval castle from the Crusade period: Krak des Chevalier. It is one of the most famous medieval castle and citadel in the world, on a strategic location for Crusaders from Europe to Jerusalem. After the last Crusaders surrendered the castle to the Muslims, it became known as the Qal'at Al-Hosn in Arabic. It is a must visit place in Syria - 65km west of Homs.
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First Impressions
A/h I got into Syria on Monday and apart from a bad cough that I had brought all the way with me from Denver I was fine. At the end of my journey I was just ready to get off the plane, and never fly again. I guess that's what happens when you are cheapo like me, and ask for the cheapest ticket available, which coincidentally happens to also provide you with connections that take you all over the world. There was one thing that threw me off about Austrian Air ...
Yikes......
... was fun. i bought a "i <3 Palestine scarf for 2$ which went directly to kids in...you guessed it hong kong! just joking, palestine. anyone who wants that, just let me know...its yers! or i can get you one or whatever. anyway. we decided to go to a rooftope terrace after some carpet shopping and found a cool cool place right next to the tower at ommayad mosque...one of the most famous and oldest mosques in the whirl. ash had a turkish coffee while i opted ...
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