Blogs from South, Syria, Middle East - page 5

After saying goodbye to my Habibi (sweetheart) in Amman, I grabbed a "service" (shared taxi) from Amman to Damascus. I had a little trouble at the border (I was supposed to get a visa at home, but decided to try my luck) and nearly got left there by my driver, but I eventually arrived in Damascus no worse for wear and checked into the Al Rabie hostel (a beautiful 600 year old house). Damascus is argued as being the world's oldest continually inhabited city, and the walled old city here has more character than every city I've been to put together! Tiny winding streets and alleys, houses overhang the alleys supported by wooden stilts, and seemingly ancient wooden doors on most places! There are countless streets of souqs, cobblestones everywhere and the largest and most intricate ... read more

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Hi all - turn off now if not interested Not that I want to complain but after the civilisation of Beirut Damascus is a dump. I thought I would try the oldest city in the world for a couple of days but the place really drives me mad. It is a very conservative society - almost all the women are covered and you just cannot look for long because it is offensive. I booked a hotel in the old town and I thought this would be where the action was so to speak. Well its not! Once you seen a souk and several mosques ...well thats it for Damascus. Griped - there is just nowhere you can sit and have a coffee and read etc. If you do get a coffee its always a powered nescafe ... read more

Goede avond, Na de rondleiding op de universiteit waar Hanan werkt ging het per taxi naar de oude stad. Nog voor we onze bestemming bereikt hadden vertelde Hanan me over het gebouw dat vlak voor ons lag. Het bleek het oudste stationsgebouw in het Midden-Oosten te zijn. Natuurlijk wou ik dat even van dichtbij zien dus eindigde onze taxi rit daar en gingen we van daaruit verder te voet. Ik had mijn camera nog maar boven gehaald of er bood zich iemand aan die Engels sprak en die ons een rondleiding wou geven. Ik vroeg hem of hij voor de syrische spoorwegen werkte en effectief, ik had dus zowaar een collega ontmoet :-) Hij legde ons uit dat de laatste trein enkele jaren geleden geïndigd was en dat dit nu een museum was geworden. Een super ... read more

Hicran Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu ‘nun Suriye devr-i Alem Hicri Alem Hicran Çiğdem Seyahatnamesi’nden ..seyahat notlarından alıntılardır . Her hakkı saklıdır .. / Eserin tüm telif hakları H.Çiğdem Yorgancıoğlu’na aittir . Eserin izinsiz kopyalanması çoğaltımı ,yayını ,dağıtımı halinde 5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunun hükümleri geçerli olacaktır. KOMŞU KIZI ŞAM ‘da İHTİŞAM ve YaŞAM 'a HAZIRLIK Yeni bir seyahat , kültür sanat ve tarih içinde yeni bir manzume arayışı. . Mukaddes mekanlarda adeta hırkamı giyip yeni renklere ve mürekkebe karıncalanma vaktidir. Bu sene mübarek coğrafyalarda Konya ,Urfa Peygamberler şehri ile bağlantılı gezimin 3. Ayağı Şam. "Mübarek olmayan herhangi bir yer var mı sanki yeryüzünde" bu da başka bir sual cevabı olsa yanıtlamak isteyene . Basitçe anlatacağım her şeyi . Basit ve karmaşık kodların arasında Basit ve yalınlıkla zengin... read more