So, where have I been these past days?
I haven’t blogged for 4 days. That surely doesn’t seem like me, does it now?
Well, no worries, I’m still alive.
September 10th, We woke up really early and headed to Syria. My wife, her parents and myself.
We decided we didn’t have enough time to go to both Syria and Lebanon as we wished to, so we thought, this year Syria, and next time Lebanon.
Damascus, the capital of Syria, is actually closer to Amman than Aqaba (A Jordanian city) is, it’s basically a 2-3 hour drive.
I visited Damascus only once before when I studied here in Jordan, and it was for one day only. And no it wasn’t for what some of you dirty minded guys are thinking 😛 Just simple and quick micro-tourism 😉
Downtown Damascus is very old, it looks like it got stuck in the last century, but as you go further away from downtown it gets more modern.
But one thing you’ll surely find wherever you go in Syria are pictures, statues and more of the current president, his deceased father the ex-president, and his deceased brother (the would-have-become president).
Anyway, we didn’t really travel much and spent most of our time in Damascus, but we got to go to places like Qasyoon Mountain, Bloudan, Bouqein, Seidnaya, Maaloula and other not so far away places.
I took a bunch of nice pics, and will be posting some in a photolog.
It was a pretty good visit and we had a very nice time.
It was great to be back in Jordan though once we got back here.
Hehe, Syria!
Where can someone start 🙂
When I went in 2000 with my family, I HATED it. I thought it was polluted, over-populated, and too full of annoying kids trying to sell you weird things. Then, I went last year with my department, and I had the time of my life… They have such culture! I fell in love with the Damascus Museum of Art and Tadmur and many other places.
But yeah… Amman sweet Amman.
hamdelah ala salameh
i hope you enjoyed your trip.
The thing that annoys me most about Syria is the food. Whenever I go there I get food poisoning. Ya 3ammi ma fi zai Amman;-)
Roba, yeah it is crowded and polluted and there’s this girl who really got on my nerves, but well I’ve learned to overlook that kind of stuff and try to enjoy the country for what it is.
Amani, Allah Ysallmik 🙂
We wish you, Ahmad and the kids were with us 🙂
Natasha, sorry to hear that.
I didn’t get any food poisoning or anything, but well some of their food is just too heavy for my stomach so I keep away from it.
I visited Syria last year and fell in love with it. They have a lot of culture and are proud of it too. I loved halab, tartous, the villages around lattakia and many other places. It’s so diverse and different from town to town. When you travel north you notice the different cultures and languages that exist together… They all live in harmony too.
I liked Damascus too, but not as much as the other areas. Although, I loved maaloula… the best.
I didn’t get food poison or anything. They’re food is great but some of them soak their food in butter, oils, or whatever that stuff is.
I prefer visiting Syria over Leb and other places in belad-el-sham. I actually got food poisioning in Jordan on three different visits…
One thing i hate about Syria, is the photos of the asad clan… everywhere in the country…