Cham Palace Damascus

... are bored out of their minds here in Damascus. As a diversion they took us around the city and to dinner at the Cham Palace. The Cham Palace is a five star hotel with a revolving restaurant on the top so we had a great meal and a slow 360 degree view of ...

... , looked at a few churches in the Christian quarter and then spent the rest of the afternoon lounging by the pool at the Cham Palace Hotel. My tummy was starting to make a few strange noises so I welcomed the respite from the hustle and bustle outside.

... me off over 4 km from where I wanted to be. I wander around the neighbourhood, trying to find a hotel listed in my guidebook (Cham Palace runs $200 a night; the most expensive in Let's Go is $23), and wind up taking the first hotel I come across; a tired ...

... there for centuries and I found it again!) Another visit to the souk with Jennifer on Wed. I met her for breakfast at the Cham Palace hotel. We daudled from 8 to 10am and then we hit the fabric souk with a vengeance. Jennifer (Canadian) is a quilter so ...

Thanks for all supporting messages and comments. I don t hav much time to write. We are ona  very very tight schedule. Getting up at 7 and riding for 6 hours and meeting people and going to bed at 2 am has been tiring but we are not complaining. ...