http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Syria , South en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 08:40:51 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 08:40:51 +0000 HELLO FOR ALLFor those who like to travel to Syria I advise you to Company ALNAJWAI know of this company And this information on the companyALNAJWATravel tourism Has always respond to the sophististicated needs of public tourism by providing full services including 5 countries Syria Lebanon Jordan Turkey and Egypt Our services Meet and assist travelers.Hotels reservation .Historical http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-450439.html Hi Everyone.No Interent WiFi access so I cant transfer Image and notes frommy PC. This is just a quicktext note to give you a short update.We are in Damascus for 1 more night and then we drive to Palmyra tosee the Roman Ruins and complexwe will camp somewhere near Palmyra. Following that we have 2 nights in Allepoand hopefully I will be able to updatethe Blog then.Cheers and Kisses from David T http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-447738.html Since getting back from Jordan three weeks ago I have been too busy to blog which presents a dilemma because it of course means that I have an awful lot to blog about so will have to try and resist the unnecessary level of detail I usually feel the need to include and go for a lovely brief overview.We arrived back in Damascus after our week in Jordan on Saturday night and on Monday evening our http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-445463.html Hmmm... bit lost for words maybe because its before dinner time and i know i shouldnt blog before dinner as all im thinking about is shish towuk and garlic and fatoush.... YYYUUUMMMMI hate to say it but Damascus didn't impress me all that much. I dont know where these travellers get the idea that Syrians are so welcoming and that Syria is a fantastic place to visit. Perhaps its luck of the pot a http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-444695.html ALNAJWATravel tourismHas always respond to the sophististicated needs of public tourism by providing full services including 5 countries Syria Lebanon Jordan Turkey and EgyptSYRIA 4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS Day 1 Arrival to Damascus International Airport. Meet assist transfer to hotel in the city for dinner overnight. Day 2 After breakfast at the hotel proceed to a full day sightseeing http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-440734.html ALNAJWATravel tourismHas always respond to the sophististicated needs of public tourism by providing full services including 5 countries Syria Lebanon Jordan Turkey and EgyptAleppo 2 Days 1 NightThis is the second capital of Syria 350 km north of Damascus and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history. Abraham is said to have camped on the acropolis which long b http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-440731.html A Long weekend awayDamascus and Palmyra Why not we thought What a blast great fun and can really recommend it to anyone fancying something a little different... If your going to go you must stay in the four seasons though. Location not bad facilities great http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-439366.html Cuando volv de las vacacione descubr que una trtola haba puesto su nido en el patio de mi casa.tatilde dndkten sonra grdm evde bir kumru yuva koydu.When I came back from my summer holidays I found a Trutle dove nest at home. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-437014.html Yesterday Becka Emlyn Everitte another Edinburgh student from Nashville and I all went to Bosra for the day to see the old city and the Roman amphitheatre which is apparently one of the best preserved in the world. The Lonely Planet called it lsquoan easy day triprsquo but as always it didnrsquot turn out quite as planned and we ended up having a bit of an adventure both ways. On the http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Bosra/blog-436258.html Classes at the University of Damascus started yesterdayhellip and I have certainly learned at least one valuable lesson already. Children listen closely. Do not make jokes about how funny it would be if you guessed all the right answers on a test and got put in a very advanced class and certainly do not follow that up by saying you donrsquot mind what level you are in as long as yoursquore http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-435553.html I have found a flat After contacting Yalla House on Friday I met with my agent Hani on Saturday and he took me to meet Tony a local of Bab Touma who seems to know everybody and is clearly the main man when it comes to finding tenants for local families. He is hilarious in a slightly creepy way tall and dark with a little beard he seems to be always dressed in shiny black shoes black trousers http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-434638.html After two years of anticipating this trip it's hard to believe I'm really here... and of course it is nothing like I had imagined and of course now I'm here I am certain it could never have been any other way.I arrived on Wednesday night after a twelve hour journey and was met at the airport by lsquoJohnnyrsquo a local Syrian guy who took me back to the Damascus Hostel in Bab Touma the Chris http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-433753.html La Syrie chez nos amisBien sr on est dja venu en Syrie mais on n'a pas le fait le tour des richesses de coeur de ses habitants.Nous avons dj des amis ici Louay qui nous reoit Damas se relve deux fois dans la nuit pour nous emmener l'aroport et nous accueille avec sa famille Maaloula avec Charaf et Guillaume d'autres amis lyonnaisAprs le passage Mar moussa nous faisons halte http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/blog-429185.html Retour au Paradis des rencontresDs l'arrive de Ccile nouveau membre de notre quipe courageuse et aprs un passage festif dans la famille de Louay Maaloula nous filons sur les routes syriennes toujours aussi hospitalires aux autostoppeurs vers notre bien aim monastre Mar Moussa el Habashi.Nous connaissons bien l'ambiance de cet oasis de paix entre ciel et terre o se retrouvent de http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Maalula/blog-429183.html When we were preparing for our Middle East adventure we read researched and studied the history politics and basics of each country. We had meetings to develop our itinerary and discussions to finalize our list of things to do while we were in each region. During those heated moments we also discussed what we might shop for or bring home as gifts. One of the most exciting things we discussed wa http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-424022.html I am sorry that I have not kept yall updated in a while. Getting internet for more than a few minutes has been a challenge but right now it is a nice reprieve from the extensive traveling I have been doing. Lets see where to start. Last...Monday yes I think it was Monday there was a shooting at the University of Jordan between two bedoiun tribes Al Anwans the agressors or agressives and the B http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-420639.html We had no idea what to expect when we crossed the border from Jordan to Syria. The process began with paperwork in Jordan where we paid an exit tax. Our driver had to show a great deal of paperwork to get his car out of Jordana process we did not understand and of which were not a part. Then we drove out of Jordan through a shower that cleansed our car of any germs that we might be bringing fr http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-420260.html Since I had picked Arash up from the airport Sunday morning at four and we had had a day full of tests we decided upon a short nap before heading out to see some more of the old city we ended up at one of the popular cafes near the Umayyid mosque for some narjeela sheesha supposedly is Egyptian and tea beer is in short supply. More sleep followed but not before we had been elaborately int http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-416428.html ...eat me completely all that I give you you eat tamaam' is how our first lesson in Arabic started yesterday. Wasil is an amazing teacher extremely active and serious about his job. His English is rather poor but he compensates this with a fanatic attitude I have seldom seen in a teacher even though we have four hours of instruction every day we only get to have two three minute breaks and http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-416172.html Hello from Abou Roumaneh in Damascus an officially swankier part of townSo we finally started class and a grueling week later are slowly recovering. The classes are 5 hours a day 8302 with a 30 min snack break five different subjects every day. These range from Grammar to Dialect Conversation to Modern and Classical Literature Social Studies History Media... on and on and all in A http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Syria/South/Damascus/blog-415377.html