Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelIshtar Hotel Palmyra
Ruinen von Palmyra: In der Wüste bei den Beduinen
Brittaundmille stayed here on Jan 25, 2011 during their trip titled: Brittaundmille's Great Adventure.
Palmyra : The desert is free
30 Oct
Before checking out I went to Azem Palace in Hama and I was there the moment it opened. It was the same as the Musuem of Popular Arts in Aleppo (with the mannequins in traditional clothes doing traditional stuff), except it cost less and the place was bigger. It had a nice courtyard though with a little fountain in the middle and also …
Palmyra - our Syrian oasis
(Jim)
From Damascus we took a bus through the desert to the oasis town of Palmyra. Along the way we passed the 18th of October war memorial, a celebration of the (minor) victories won over Israel during the 6 Day War in 1973. Several Israeli tanks, planes and trucks were parked outside – pretty much the sum total of the gains made by …
Date pancakes vs. bananas
When we left Crac des Chevaliers it dawned on me that the 3 day Syrian holiday was over. This is very good news for two reasons:
A) More shops and eateries will be open.
2) No more little ******* pikey kids running around shooting everyone in sight with BB guns. Give your head a shake pikey kids.
Driving into the desert was …
Caravan City
My first bus journey and all was well - not a thing to be worried about. Women sit with women and men sit everywhere else - and if the bus is full there is a lot of changing of seats to accommodate this rule. Tadmur is a small town based around the famous ruins of Palmyra. I was told that watching the sunset from Ma'an Castle was lovely but the …


