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A Trip to Ma' Loula
... with Maria, a highly accomplished retired doctor, living in Sweden, who had spent many years providing medical care in Africa with her husband. She was also a veteran of Syria with many personal contacts and an extremely interesting person.
So I teamed up with Maria for a trip to Ma' Loula, some 50km north of Damascus and home to one of ...
3...2...1.... and ACTION!
After just being a tourist the last 5 months it's finally time to make some money again... by playing a tourist in a movie! The shooting started today, Tuesday March 1st, with scenes in Maalula and Seidnayya, 2 monasteries north of Damascus. I had already been to Ma'loula before, but it's quite nice around here so I didn't mind going again. Neil and Seraphine, the two backpackers that have main roles, had to do scenes in both places ...
Sikera (Σικερα)
... that spoke a few words of Arab!
Ma'loula is a quiet little mountain town with some nice monasteries only an hour away from Damascus,! We went and visited the monastery of Thecla, one of the early followers of Apostle Paul. The monastery is set in a spectacular spot, built in to the rugged mountains. All the people in town were very nice, from the bakery supplying a feed to other random locals showing us the way. Another ...
Lack of time, lack of internet
... br>
more challenges...
But in general - everything is fine, I survive and even manage to have fun!
Now, the biggest challenge is to find time for meditation and spiritual practice.
that's not in the leader's agenda either ...
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Umayyad mosque (Damascus, Syria)
The Ummayad Mosque, also known as the Grand Mosque of Damascus (Arabic: جامع بني أمية الكبي 85;, transl. Ğām' Banī 'Umayyah al-Kabīr), is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Located in one of the holiest sites in the old city of Damascus, it is of ...
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