Norias

This is one of the norias in Hama. Some neighborhood boys were eager to show off their daring skills at this one. They helped to illustrate the immense scale of the wheels.

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Hope You Happy Travel

June 15th 2008
"30 SECOND RULE! 30 SECOND RULE!" I shouted as Jen and I scrambled to rescue the Goldfish crackers that had spilled all over the floor... We arrived at the Syrian border around 11:00 in the morning, Friday the 13th, unsure of how the day would play out. Technically, US passport holders are supposed to jump through a lot of hoops (and spend a lot of money in the process) in order to get tou ... read more

Middle East » Syria » North » Aleppo

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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