My piece of paradise Photo 3

My piece of paradise

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March 8th 2011
Apologies to all my Canadian friends, especially those in Alberta who are suffering through -30C and a winter that feels like it will never end. Please turn the sound up nice and loud when you listen to the video. That's the sound I wake up to every morning, and every day it sounds sweeter (last weekend we enjoyed a BBQ in +23). My driver also loves to garden, so while I was out touring the cou ... read more

Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

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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