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August 10th 2007

Published: December 24th 2007

The city of Damascus wakes up every day and opens its arms to touch you softly like the fabric of damask and bloom in front of you in its entire splendor like a damask rose. Walking through its streets you will soon find yourself intoxicated by the magic of this ancient city and the magic of the Middle East. T.E. Lawrence once wrote about Damascus: "The silent gardens blurred green with river mi... Read Full Entry

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Chi

"Life is like a puff of smoke, a wonderful seductive illusion..." Sometimes when I look up to the sky, it happens that a plane is flying by... taking off to a far away destination somewhere over the rainbow and beyond the horizon... So now and then I ask myself where is the plane heading for... and what would the pilot say if I asked him whether or not he could fly me to the moon!? Maybe he would just smile and think: "What a silly request and what a silly boy"... Every place of this world's got different colours, different people with different stories to tell... so if you feel like lis... full info

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Praying

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Shadow

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Ceiling

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

At Dusk

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus

Shop

Al-Hamidiyyeh Souq, Damascus

Nuts

Al-Hamidiyyeh Souq, Damascus

Alley

in the old city of Damascus

Old City of Damascus

Old City

Damascus

in Damascus

Damscus

or the so called ""Refugee Camp"

Internet Session

Leaving Damascus

on the way to the busstation

Bar Harbor

Grace on the backseat

Taxidriver

who said that he was crazy... !

Pretty

Khan As'ad Pasha al-Azam, Damascus

Mosaic

Khan As'ad Pasha al-Azam

Old Church

Damascus

Old Church

Damascus

24th December 2007

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I agree women are better, as you can't have sex with a carpet... or can you?
Hey mate that was a fantastic blog here. Captivating and vivid photos with flowing but humble prose, top effort. I certainly look forward to the next one.

24th December 2007

zsteve
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Frohe Weihnachten
Thanks Chi - excellent blog entry and superb photos again. Keep them coming.

24th December 2007

Maria
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Merry Christmas
Chichi... this is another great, intriguing post ! I hope you will keep inspiring me with your writing and your photos in 2008! Muxas xoxo

24th December 2007

cam2yogi
Cameron Karsten

Two Kids photo
Stunning first photograph. The composition and lighting is superb. The others are good as well, but a few are out of focus. Safe Travels, my friend.

25th December 2007

Anna Massina
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Beautiful
Hey Chi, love this blog! Your colorful photos and your captivating writing create such a intriguing world! Hope I can see all those places U have been with my own eyes someday! And what a lovely photo of the "two kids"! See you! - Anna ^-^

28th December 2007

Saya
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Walking in Damascus
Heey Chichi, I felt a bit like walking with you through Damascus. :=) When will you come for another walk in Kyoto? Hope life is fine. Miss you my friend!!!

31st December 2007

LeGrandBleu
Ana

Wunderbar
Another great blog with fantastic photos! Hope you two keep on travelling a lot in 2008 and sharing with us. Glückiches Neues Jahr!

13th January 2008

Kate Hildebrand
Kate Hildebrand

Chi!
Your pictures are gorgeous as per usual but Damascus! omg it is my dream destination :3 hope you're well ^_^

18th October 2009

Mike Mamoun Milli
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You have a unique touch
Hi Chi, I know the places you visited in Damascus,cause I am Damascene, but i can see a diffrence aproach of taking those pics .. i hope to see more of your photos in Syria .. I usualy come to Syria every few months to take pics - i live now in Dubai - keep coming and welcome to Syria... Mike

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