Villa Palmyra
City Centre Palmyra, 7570, Syria
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The cold desert
It was raining in Hama so we decided to skip walking through the old town and set off for Krak des Chevaliers, the best preserved Crusader castle in the world. (The truck started fine by the way) The weather changed from a drizzle to real rain and mist, so when we got close the castle we couldn't actually see it! When we almost hit the enormous …
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Palmyra, oude stad van koningin Zenobia
... kudde kamelen het moeten stellen! Wij zouden niet teverden zijn met zulk een povere maaltijd!
Onderweg naar palmyra willen we ook nog een bezoekje brengen aan Qasr Al-Hayr Al-Sharqi. Het is een kasteel gebouwd rond 727 – 729 door een zekere Hisham, een kalief van de Omajjaden. Het zou genomineerd zijn voor de UNESCO Werelderfgoedlijst, dus dit willen we toch meepikken.
Ongeveer halverwege Deir Ezzor en Palmyra moeten we ...
A bit touristy but we liked it
We have seen ancient roman cities set in the snow at Baaalbek, in the lush green fields of Apamea, and now rising up out of the desert in Palmyra. The Roman cities we have visited are all very similar at first, but also differ in the stone they're built out of, where they are located and how people used them subsequently. Each place has had a very different character ...
Guilty pleasures
... for several hours. I stood atop the highest tower on the lookout for approaching infidels. I wandered the dark corridors searching for hidden treasures, and turned into the court jester as I waltzed through the courtyard. I contemplated my travels as a sat in dark room, the only sound permeating the walls was that of the howling wind outside. And after I'd fully satisfied my curiosity of the history of this place, I decided it was time to move on.
Bus trip from ...
Middle of nowhere
... Valley of the Tombs," which feature all different types of tombs. There are tower tombs extending four stories into the sky, and containing remains of entire families, as well as the more traditional underground tombs. Our guide Bashar manages to arrange a tour of a tomb normally closed to the public, which had only been discovered in the 1950's during the laying of an oil ...



