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July 7th 2008
Published: July 7th 2008
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A la sombra de la pared este de la Mezquita de los Omeyas ' la fuente ' es el café con más solera de de Damasco. Aquí es donde se puede escuchar a Abu Shadi, el último de los hakawati, cuentacuentos profesionales. Cada tarde a eso de las 19:00 h. Abu toma asiento para contar los cuentos de la época de los mamelucos.
Umayad caminin bati duvarinin gölgesinde, “çesme” Samdaki en güzel ve geleneksel cafesi, orda Abu Shadi, son hikawati, yani hikaye anlatan, hikayelirini anlatiyor, saat 19:00’da, namazdan sonra.
Nestled in the shadow of the Umayyad Mosque's eastern wall, 'The Fountain' is the most atmospheric of Damascus' traditional coffeehouses. This is where you can watch Abu Shady, the last of the hakawati (professional storytellers). Every evening around 19:00 (give or take an hour or two), Abu Shady takes the chair to tell his version of fables and folk tales, and while his performance is in Arabic.



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7th July 2008

¡Envidia!
Hola Pablo! ¡Qué fotos! ¡Envidia que me das! Un fuerte abrazo desde Barcelona Toni

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