A Visit
syria is the kind of place where, within minutes of your arrival, you are transported into an old, 35mm, black and white family movie state, where achingly beautiful scenes bring you back to a not-so-far-away past where life was a bit more simple and pleasures were a bit less hard to reach.
Jimmy, has a wonderful recollection of his Syria visit, with a number of breathtaking photos.
January 6th, 2008 at 1:41 am
…”the middle east’s best kept secret” – (Jimmy)
This is how I imagine Mediterranean east coast lands too.
January 8th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Syria is THE ignored treasure of the ME; it is serendipity made country
January 9th, 2008 at 11:47 am
I am so in love with Syria from the cities I have visited whic are Homs, Lattakia, Tartus, and Damascus. I have been more than 4 times to Lattakia and for relatively long stays. I also visited Damascus for a weekend with our photography tutors and thus I saw and experienced Damascus through the lens of a camera and that alone is a very different experience. It allows for a deeper inspection and as Jimmy says, it becomes evident that Syria is not just any Middle Eastern Country….
January 9th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I still wanna go. You gonna take me?
January 9th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Haha,
Yes Alisa, will give u that royal tour of Syria. :) are u still planning on europe?
January 21st, 2008 at 11:44 am
Certainly, travel is an adventure
January 17th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I checked out the link you posted- everything is very well described and captured! I was in Damascus very recently, and came back to “modern & civilized” France with a very different feeling- as Jimmy stated, a feeling that I havent had with any of my other travels. It’s just a shame that many people still think of Syria as a “scary & dangerous” country to visit…if you only knew the reactions I got here when I told people I was off for a trip to Syria…
Btw- love your blog!!