Aleppo Citadel in the evening

2nd day Aleppo, acclimatizing

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April 13th 2010
Today I took it easy, getting used to the heat. First I found some oil for the ignition of my bike (the key is not working that great anymore, ouch) I was lost for an hour trying to get back to the hotel. I swear I could never have been more than half a kilometre away from it as I walked around in circles. Sprayed my ignition, then tried to find an ATM that would work with my card, and headed t ... read more

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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