The Palmyra Hotel Syria

... des chevaliers, le chateau d'El marquab et de Saladin - Petra, wadi rum Budget : hotel - 5/10e en turquie - 2/5 e en syrie - 0/3 e en jordanie - 2/7 e ...

... lost trying to find our hotel, we ended up at the Citadel, but the hotel is actually found near the National Museum.  The Hotel Syria is found off the main street.  Everyone used a set of electronic scales in the reception, I am now 84kg, still ...

... road.  Much of it looked like Wyoming, Utah, and western Colorado.  I kind of felt at home. Arrived at Palmyra, saw another citidel (not as impressive as Crac de Chevelier and made of softer red stone instead of hard, gray granite), ...

... just how different things are across that border. Strange feeling.   I was also pondering the rather different trip to Palmyra I’d recently read about, undertaken in 1812 by Lady Hester Stanhope and her large caravan of camels, horses and, of ...

... dinner we met a friendly local guy (Mohammed) who had been a professor of English in Damascus, but who was now guiding people around Palmyra full-time. After chatting over several cups of tea he told us to meet him at the tombs the next day and he would ...

... ! Palmyra of Tadmur, bijgenaamd Stad van Duizend Zuilen, is de meest bezochte  archeologische locatie in Syri''. En wat een pareltje!!! Palmyra was een oase op de zijderoute en werd steenrijk doordat de inwoners reizende handelaren bescherming boden ...

... wi-fi downstairs, air-con, own bathroom and cable TV. The only shortcoming was no mini-bar fridge. This is our first basic hotel in Syria, and we’ve taken it because they organize tours around the area. It’s very good for 1200 SYP per night. ...

... I read my guidebook again till I finally managed to feel sleepy.  1 Nov  Paul managed to find me in my hotel (his first night in Palmyra was also in Istar Hotel) as I was having breakfast. As he was telling me about the experience I could ...

... their breaks. Instead of swearing at me he said "Hello! Welcome to my country". We have a few more days in Syria (two more in Palmyra and two in Damasscus(sp?))  before we continue on to Jordan. Overall  this has been a fantastic trip ...

... a toy.     The Kadmous Office turns out to be a travel agency, but they can sell him a ticket to Palmyra for tomorrow, accepting photocopy passport details for identification. The best time we can manage is 11.30, ensuring an easy morning. ...

... nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Palmyra of Tadmur, bijgenaamd Stad van Duizend Zuilen, is de meest bezochte archeologische locatie in Syri''. Palmyra was een oase op de zijderoute en werd steenrijk doordat de inwoners reizende handelaren bescherming boden tegen ...

... service is mandatory in Syria, similar to Turkey. There was a small internet cafe right next to my hotel. Facebook and Youtube are banned in Syria. An Australian solo traveler told me that I had a Philipino-American accent. Never had that ...

... a very positive experience. However, perhaps a benefit of travelling during the low season, I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Palmyra. I ended up staying at the Citadel Hotel which had a great view of the ancient castle (Qala'at ibn Maan) high on a hill ...

... four, and then a table for 6 and then finally I was able to sit down to eat. It is a shame that we are leaving Palmyra tomorrow cos I really like this town. Oh well, we arrive in Damascus and Bish ensures us that Damascus is the best since that is ...

... sing. Had like 3 other couples there, and the Dutch couple we came in with decided to leave. We did likewise. Third stop: Palmyra restaurant ... 1000 pounds for the same schtick as Zenobia? Dont think so. Fourth stop: Tower hotel. No party at all. ...

... sound. The door was around 2 feet thick and weighed a couple tons). Last night we were planning on visiting some more of the Palmyra ruins in the dark because they are all lit up in the night but we had to wait until tonight because of an unexpected ...

... down. It was nice to have a good walk on a predominantly flat surface. The only problem with that was that Palmyra gets blackouts and halfway back to the hotel the power went out. Once we got back to the hotel we had a bit of a rest before dinner then ...

... carried by camels and experience a little of what happened all those years ago. The Hotel The Dedeman Hotel is directly located within the ancient ruins of Palmyra giving it a unique position for tourists to visit the ancient history. It has 221 standard ...

... ; There is an internal staircase and balcony (why you would need a balcony for a crypt I do not know) where you can see Palmyra.  Andrew ventured up the staircase and took some shots of Willa down below.  Just a sidenote for all you old school ...