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Surviving Syria
... quarter of the old town of Damascus and walking distance from some of the best souks on the planet. Unlike the souks of Marrakech, here people go about their business without hassling tourists. Remember, this is Syria in the midst of a political crisis so the only tourists were the hardcore types. I had the whole city to myself. And as for the protests? I only saw those on TV. Walking around the old part of Damascus was pleasant and although the people were strangely ...
Axis of zataar, mosques and neon mountains
... our last day in Damascus, I really notice how Syria is the first country where communication is a serious challenge. Very few people speak (or read) anything other than Arabic. Cab drives in particular are an adventure as you can never be quite sure where they'll drop you. Did you pronounce your destination properly? Did they get where you want to go? We ended up seeing some interesting neighbourhoods this way, even tough we couldn't find what we had in mind. When ...
Useful website about travelling to syria
http://www.weknowsyria.com - this website gives you a lot of information, photos and useful link, which you might need to travel in syria. You can find listing of hotels, restaurants and travel agencies in Syria, in addition to a lot of useful information.
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96.2% of the moon visible
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Anyways, we decided to enjoy some of our day, try to turn it around, so we went out and headed to the pool. Some sun and relaxation always does the body good, so we trekked down to the Club and cooled off. On our way home, we stopped by the shop to pick up some stuff and all of a sudden I realized that I couldn't find the 2000 Syrian pounds I had brought with us this morning-the 2000 pounds I had been saving to get out of ...
Damascus - Old city
... volunteering job at the Red Crescent. He normally has to pick up children, mostly of iraqien background, and bring them to Red Crecent Center, where leisure activities and also learning arabic is provided by young volunteers such as Imad.
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