For more on our adventures & the amazing people we met in Syria, please visit my personal blog. This is one I left there a few days ago.
We would often leave Old Damascus by hailing taxis from Bab Sharqi, which means Eastern Gate. It’s one of the seven ancient city-gates of Damascus and the one we saw every day as it was closest to the hostel. We could leave this gate by car or walk along the outside of the wall. It’s along this wall that we could reach our hostel by ladder.
that honors the apostle Paul
(See second & third pictures here.)
Here is a car wash across the street from the hostel. Note the cute little yellow taxi. We rode in those nearly every day. Most all of the taxi drivers were sociable and many said one word we understood well: “Obama!” One driver asked Samer if we were sympathetic to the Arabs whereas another declared us “friendly” (because of our smiles) and wished he had a day off so he could spend it with us. He is the one who didn’t want to charge us for taking us to Anas Restaurant. (Don’t worry, we paid him.) Taxi rides were cheap in Syria and bus rides were even cheaper.
Pictures from Damascus, Syria
January/February 2009
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December 9, 2009 at 5:24 pm
InfendyHibnen
Stunning story, I didn’t thought reading it was going to be so great when I looked at the link.
May 12, 2010 at 8:29 am
ŠЦЯV!VŐЯ
hiii
nice photos 😉
first of all thanks for ur post
2d yes this sign means ” food is better with coke”
3d ” InfendyHibnen ” y u thought so ??
May 12, 2010 at 11:20 am
susanne430
Hello, InfednyHiben, glad you enjoyed the story. I have plenty more from Syria on my personal blog. I think the link is up there. Anyway, we had a great time there. I’m sorry I didn’t see your comment until now. Oops!
Hello, Survivor, and thank you for your comment. I’m glad you liked the photos. Thanks for translating the sign for me. 🙂
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