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Hello from Syria (I caved in and am using a 128kb ISDN connection) We have had a very filled few days with too much time from my last update to fill in everything. I will try to cover a small highlight of everything. Mt. Olympos was very interesting. Quite similar to Northern Ontario actually except that there are the Taurus Mountains all around. …
Palmyra Part 2
Today is day two in Palmyra. We started the day early to beat the heat as we explored the tombs of Palmyra. We visited two of the normal tombs - the above ground tomb (cannot remember the name off the top of my head but I do have it written down in my journal) and the Three Brother's Underground Tomb (unfortunately no photos were allowed to be …
Middle of nowhere
Palmyra is an oasis far removed from pretty much everywhere else in Syria. It's located in the Syrian desert, barely 100 miles from the Iraqi border.
Our first stop is the decumanus, or ancient column-lined road. The main arch dates to the early 3rd century, when the city was under Roman rule. In the afternoon, we visit the Fakhr-al-Din al …
Roman Ruins
I new year and a new roman ruin, this one known as a rose-gold city and it was no longer snowing....we had sunny blue skies but crispy cold air..... This city is over 1,000 years old but only had glory for approx 200 years under greek rule. Our first stop was the Towers of Yemliko, where the dead were buried in multistorey burial chambers and the …
Stunning Palmyra
Started today by driving to Palmyra which is out in the Syrian desert - you could tell cos it was boiling hot all day!! After arriving at the hotel we went for lunch at a pancake place that is just around the corner and we were very excited after the great pancakes we had in Turkey - these were not the same. They were kind of like normal pancakes …
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