"Two nights in Damascus is plenty and early on Monday morning we take the bus out to Palmyra. This is supposedly the place to see in Syria, if the guidebooks are to be believe ..."
A travel blog entry from Palmyra by
jambo
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"In the middle of the Syria desert sits the ruined city of Palmyra. While the modern town of Palmyra is underwhelming, a walk through the columns of the old city is fascinating. Che ..."
A travel blog entry from Palmyra by
djchurch
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"Here it is, the big one, Palmyra. They say if you only have one day in Syria then you simply must see Palmyra and nothing else. Since being denied entry to Syria 10 years ago I've ..."
A travel blog entry from Palmyra by
natandkat
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"We arrived here in Palmyra yesterday early afternoon, what a busy day we had! We were up early in our hotel in the town of Hama, we joined a private tour to the famous crusader cas ..."
"With the clock on my 15-day visa ticking away, and 3 relaxing and most enjoyable days in Damascus behind me, I got back on the road and tracked north-west into the desert, heading ..."
A travel blog entry from Palmyra by
el_condor
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"And so we were off to see Palmyra or Tadmor, as the locals call it, Syria's greatest attraction. Palmyra is an ancient city that was built on an oasis in the middle of nowhere and ..."
"Situated on an eastern arterial road about 130km from Homs is the ancient Greco-Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's premier tourist attraction and one of the world's best preserved ruin ..."
"Leaving the Fertile Crescent town of Hama, with its norias and entering into the heart of Syria's limestone desert, I looked out the bus window as the ruins of Palmyra and its oasi ..."
A travel blog entry from Palmyra by
lraleigh
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"We drove out early in the morning, saying goodbye to another city. We headed north as we were going to see another ancient Roman ruin. Palmyra. These ruins were excavated around 19 ..."
"The bus trip through the desert to Palmyra was as unspectacular as any bus trip and quite boring, just the odd irrigated olive plantation to bring a touch of dusty greyish green to ..."
Palmyra, Syria
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