Queen Centre Arjaan by Rotana
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Surviving Syria
... and that's all it took.
The drive through Syria towards the city of Aleppo was brief and I was relieved to finally arrive. It was quite possibly the most daunting border crossing I've been through and although it took a while to find the hotel, once we found it, I paid the driver his fee and I was very pleased to discover that he hadn't inflated the price. It stood at $65 as previously arranged and OK, I might have lost an extra $5 as a tip that had nothing to do ...
Axis of zataar, mosques and neon mountains
After 10 days in Germany and traveling for over a week with a fellow Teutonic, I have lost most of the embarrassing rust in my German. On the downside, this seems to have come at the cost of my English. I no longer seem to be able to form coherent thoughts of my impressions. Writing these entries for that reason has become more difficult. Interesting also, how traveling alone, my focus was 120% on my surroundings, sights, sounds, smells, place's and people's ...
Damascene Days
... br> The people of Syria and the region at-large were sort of a revelation, in their openness and eagerness to speak to you, practice their English with repercussion. Later in the day, whilst taking an evening tea watching Spanish football in a street cafe, an English literature student spoke to me about himself and enquired about me and so forth - he was from the Golan, and although I wished to ask more about life there, I felt ...
First Impressions
... it forces me to speak Arabic with them. My first day was pretty much a getting to know each other kinda thing. I met the extended family – which included another daughter who was visiting from France with her family. It was very interesting to see a Syrian –French family, especially when they started speaking French to each other. Anyhow I’ll end here for now and will inshaAllah try blogging atleast once a week…. Ma’Asalama for now ...
Discover Old City Damascus
... following the battle of Karbala.
The East wing contains three important items: a prayer rug marking the place where Husayn, the grandson of Muhammad used to pray, an indentation in the wall that marks the place where the head of Husayn was kept for display by Yazid and a metal cage marking the place where all the other heads of those who died in the Battle ...
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- Room service
- Restaurant
- Fitness/Health center
- Business Services
- Free parking
- Kitchenette
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