Sheraton Aleppo Hotel & Towers

... guy at the reception about the trip to St Simeon and he said 'theres no one'. Though I suspect he had forgotten about it. In anycase I headed off to the Citadel in the centre of the old part of the city. I passed through alleyways and streets that looked very old. I also walked through the souk and shops which sold all sorts of stuff, from scarves to soaps. One thing I noticed immeidately is that no one tried to approach me to get into their shops or even try talking to me. In ...

... to Serjilla, an ancient ghosttown. At our lunch stopover at a very tiny village we approached a extremely friendly hospitality: We got invited for a free Falafel and free Tea at one of the two Pharmacies. After that we continued to Aleppo, where we plan to spend one day, before leaving Syria, the last visa-country.

... br>entire service (it is Sunday) which is basically sung throughout, I<br>am so hypnotised by this voice that I almost forget to stand! We<br>never saw the soloist, and in a way I am glad, instead it will remain<br>for me an almost holy sound that emanated from the walls. We spend<br>the rest of our time in the City wandering through the Christian<br>quarter ducking into churches...mostly Armenian, and always painted<br>rick blues and reds and covered in gold framed ...

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... like that in the UK would cost at least 2pound. The Christian part of the city was really nice with cobbled lanes and little alley ways. As I was walking around Aleppo you notice certain things about the Syria's. Like in other cultures I have noticed such as African the guys hold hands here all the time. Apparently it is because they are not allowed to show public affection towards there women in public only in private so from a young age they are alto closer to males so it is ...

... can get a beer) that can mentally transport you to another century. The best time to visit it is during the morning, when there is not a single soul. I have been traveling for almost a week now. The first week, the first month are likely to be the toughest ones. I don't really have the feeling of being on a 9-months RTW trip. It rather seems I should be back to work in a couple of weeks. May be it is the rush in my visit to Jordan where I was unable to get into ...

... to park so we went out of town again to try and find something in the suburbs. The Bradt guide said there was a Cham hotel there but didn't have a clear map. In the end we were pointed in the right direction by the locals but then the Destinator gave up again right in the middle of a crossroad, luckily the traffic lights were red for the oncoming traffic and we just had enough momentum and help from gravity to roll into a parking space at what turned out to be the Aleppo ...

... the twisting alleys.We surfaced for a very late lunch, of again wonderful Arabic food, then dived back into the souks to explore again until nightfall. Catching the cab back to our hotel was an entire venture in itself, we were at first going to walk, and asked a policeman which direction? and he hailed a cab!!. Then the cab driver also did not know where our hotel was, but on the pretext of buying some gum conferred with a shop keeper, all resolved.

I've just received word from home that my grandmother died last night after suffering some time from congestive heart failure. <br><br>I've been feeling lonely over the past week or so. I just haven't run across very many other travellers who aren't 60 years old. Now I get this news and feel so far away and feel guilty for feeling selfish for this trip. <br><br>Please keep my family in your thoughts.