Mansouriya Aleppo
Aleppo, Syria
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Aleppo, Syrıa
... 305;n town repeatedly (every meal and then some) because they tasted great and only cost 20 syrıan pounds whıch ıs vırtually nothıng. We (OK I mean me) ate rıdıculous amounts of baklava as well.
We were meant to stay ın Aleppo for another day to relax. I had been plannıng on catchıng up on my bloggıng there, alas ıt was not to be. The travel warnıngs for Syrıa had been upgraded ...
Mount Simeon and Limestone Massif
... heb je een prachtig uitzicht op de omgeving, de valleien in de diepte, de bergen in de verte.
De Heilige Simeon zonderde zich hier af om te kunnen mediteren. Gelovigen kwamen hem om raad vragen. In het midden van het heiligdom staat nog het overblijfsel van de zuil waar Simeon zowat 40 jaar bleef staan, op 18 meter hoogte, om zich nog beter te kunnen isoleren. Na zijn dood werd op deze plaats een ...
The city of the soap
... Al-Wazir, Hammam Yyalbougha Al-nasri, de Grote Moskee, het Museum van Geneeskunde en Wetenschap, de zeepziederij Al-Joubaili en natuurlijk de Grote Moskee. 's Avonds trekken we nog naar de Armeense wijk (Al Jdeida), waar we gaan eten in restaurant 'Almir' (vroeger Hareer genaamd).
De zeepziederij Al-Joubaili is absoluut een bezoek waard (en gratis)! Geopend: december tot april (tijdens de warme maanden wordt er niet gewerkt).
!!! Liefst bezoeken in de ...
Aleppo (Haleb) - Wanderings and Gatherings
... a smartly dressed young man, clean shaven and wearing sunglasses approached me and, in perfect English, asked if he could talk to me for 2 minutes. I immediately guessed the nature of the approach and his position.
He said that he had friends in Egypt(!) and could he take a copy of my photos and video to send to them. I decided to make it a little difficult for him and suggested he provide me with an email address and I would forward ...
Syria Bound
... It began with a simple shower and rest in the sauna but I realized I was in trouble the second my masseur put on a very abrasive looking glove, told me to lie down and began to painfully strip away about 3 layers of dead skin from my body. When the experience was finally over I was wrapped in several towels, given a nice cup of hot tea and gently encouraged to offer a tip to my former torturer... er Masseur.
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