Park Hotel Aleppo

... of earthquakes over the years, and one in 1822 killed over 60% of the inhabitants, and wrecked many buildings, including the Citadel. In Aleppo, arrive at a bus station a long way out from the centre. A  lot of people are getting out, but not all, ...

... a few things with the necessary tools – screwdriver, spanner, hammer and air compressor. We eventually made it to Aleppo and went to a recommended hotel. It was fully booked but a guy out the front recommended another around the corner. It was clean ...

... volles Programm im Gepäck. Ganze vier Stunden führte er uns unermüdlich durch die Straßen von Aleppo, zeigte uns das Christenviertel, den großen Park sowie das Haus von Charles de Gaulles. Zwischendurch spendierte er uns beiden ein großes Eis, bevor ...

... to get lost amongst the many passageways that interconnect the various souqs - jammed with shops (many selling the famous Aleppo olive oil and laurel leaf soap), vendors, shoppers and the occasional small lorry. It was interesting to note that ...

... am not sure it's entirely true, but its neat to see it was practiced there so long ago.  Unfortunately, I was sick in Aleppo during the afternoon, So I spent the rest of my time just resting and recovering In my opinion, syria was a friendly ...

... right arm back from the window, and Mohammed's fondness for yelling cheerfully at passing cars and traffic cops, our return to Aleppo was relatively pleasant and sedate.  Especially compared to our 15 minute taxi ride to the bus station in which our ...

... try.  Suffice it to say, after pooing our pants several times we were ultimately forced to park the car near the distinctive Citadel and find our hotel on foot!  Rach did a great job negotiating the insane traffic.    Aleppo ...

...   The following day, I bumped in to Joseph at the internet and we headed off together to see the Citadel, Aleppo's central attraction. Surrounded by a moat, the Citadel stood with faded glory atop an embankment overlooking the city. The entrance, ...

... see the sights of Aleppo in the morning and also find a mechanic and an ATM. The mechanic from the hotel did again some pumping and the truck started again. Aleppo is the same size city as Damascus (4 million) but feels busier and less relaxed. The two ...

Kenan and I checked out of our hotel in the morning. I decided that I would stay in Aleppo for one more day while he decided to move on to Beirut. Because our hostel was full, I needed to find another place to sleep. It was too bad as I liked the hostel I ...

... . I knew eventually I would screw up my dates. This is the real March 13. We take the local bus from Hama to Aleppo. We share a taxi with Anthony who is at the Spring Flower hotel across from our International Hotel. More stairs to climb, but ...

... themselves off, bibles in hand, to sit within the church ruins for some quiet time together.    Back in Aleppo we headed out of the hotel into the old city in search of some lunch.  Not far from our hotel we came across the ornate ...

... getting down from the mound I walked around abit and came across a church. By then it was like around 4 plus and compared to Aleppo the streets seem relatively empty. After getting a burger for dinner (it had fries in the burger) I went back to the hotel ...

... was really heavy and alot of people were trying to get taxis. So I spent the rest of the day relaxing in a park next to the Four Seasons hotel, watching the sunset and observing the traffic and passerbys. There was an old man on a bench nearby who started ...

... saved ourselves a couple round trips to the Syrian consulate while in Istanbul. Around 11:30 PM we checked into the Hotel Syria in old city center of Aleppo. It wasn't our first choice but it isn't a bad place to stay for 800 Syrian Pounds per night ...

... good to actually see and hear them turning. Leaving Hama we passed Ma'aret an-Nu'aman on the way to Aleppo.  We got lost trying to find our hotel, we ended up at the Citadel, but the hotel is actually found near the National Museum.  The Hotel ...

... tour, even though the couple need to get a bus to Aleppo after the tour, and they’re going to be arriving in Aleppo very late.    We retrace our path as far as Musyaf, then head north through good farming land to Apamea (Afamia in Arabic) ...

... also right by a mosque which was really not cool when we got the call to prayer at 3am. From there we headed to Aleppo and had a walking tour of the old part of town, including the amazing moated citadel on the hill. They have really interesting souks ...

... sauce for Murray. After a swap, Murray is happy, Dianne less so.    Back at the hotel, Dianne sorts out hotel bookings in Aleppo with the man at the desk, who is very helpful with the hotels which don't have web sites, or won't answer emails. ...

... be the only ınternet cafe ın Harbıye. So I stıll cant upload photos yet. Hopefully I can do so ın Aleppo tomorrow. As for Antakya, ıt seems Im back on the tourıst traıl. I dont get the weırd stares anymore but ...