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Palmyra - Camels

Gail and the camels - Palmyra
The road to Damascus - Day 19

October 2nd 2007
Gail’s birthday - she opened cards from all of us, plus one or two others brought from friends. We were then off to Palmyra where we found the ruins almost deserted. We were free to wonder around at will where we marveled at the wonderful preservation of much of the site. Pictures will explain better than words. Ian, who was suffering from a very sore big toe, did not walk with us bu ... read more
Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

Syrian Flag Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... ... read more
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