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Syria Libanon Part I - Syria Syria

goods 11 days in Syria, Lebanon travel. Here first is Part I of Syria (even though we were first in Lebanon)

On Tour: Beth, Froe, Louise, Aki

Aleppo - Aleppo- حلب
three cities we visited in Syria, who could almost not be. I have truly been put first, that the middle east is not the same Middle East. The states (at least what I've seen so far, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt) are different from the natural and cultural rather clearly distinguished. And now in Syria, I notice the stark difference between the different cities. In
Aleppo on the road few women are seen. And if they are seen, rather then less often as veiled. It is of course a little bit out of you in which district you are. But many times I've moved on with maybe 2-3 women own less than 100 men. And I like not so.

But Aleppo is a remarkable City. Much of the old city remains. Most of all I added the "souq" fallen, the narrow streets with a small shop next to the other, which is covered in Aleppo, as a long but narrow Gewoelbekeller with branches.

And the fortress in the middle of the city is also fairly well preserved. So if I then would an attacker, I would be here no later turned over again (especially because I know that the castle has holes from which the Aleppolaner hot oil on attackers have injected).

the way, has taken place a day before our arrival, a public execution, the first since 1989. Five young Manenner have been hanged, before the "Clock Tower", another tourist attraction.

view over Aleppo from the Citadel

The Citadel (Castle)

The "underground" market

The "Clock Tower"

Latakia اللاذقية

Latakia has against Aleppo really nothing to offer. Ok, just a port and the sea. But why I mention it yet, Lattakia in Syria should be the city with the most population. And, we also noticed that girls here, some in short and narrow applications, including evenings are on the road. To what extent the population is modern or otherwise, I can not say this, we were really just to stay overnight there ...

Damascus دمش

well so far one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful city I've ever seen. Where the assessment mainly only refers to the old town. The people here are very different from all dressed up to conceal the west. Perhaps that is why the people here are more open and less judicial. The city is lively and a lot happens on the street, good restaurants, cafes and great music.

Syria, God protect you!

Umayaden receipt of the mosque, one of the largest in the world

Umayaden mosque inside

also Umayaden mosque

The Grand Souk

kamaan

Doctor Bashaar and his friends

prayer chain Misbaha

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Amman Impressionen - Oman

Amman in the dust.

Usual prisoner transport: first, then police sirens,

the prison van, then the Scharfschuetzen.

view about Jebel Amman and Ashraffieh

The Kings of Jordan.

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Wadi Mukheiris

Last week we made a Wadi Tour. A wadi is really a valley, or dry valley in the desert, with some lead and water.

We have here a very useful book in which such treks are in there.

So off we went by bus to the Dead Sea, from where the first entrance looking into the Wadi, which this time was quite simple.

The tour was created for two days. The wadi was very beautiful, led water and again immersed (for now) small waterfalls on. The tour was excellent in the book as "moderate," which meant that was sometimes unable to find the way to simple and / or was associated with climbing. Until sunset, we have chosen a nice place for the night. In the evening, cozy fire made Eating grilled and chilled.

the stones were not particularly comfortable, but whatever. The next day we continue to run at least 20m high waterfall impressive. From there came the most difficult part of the tour, we had so to speak from the Wadi out the mountain too high to come up there where the waterfall runterlaueft. little exhausting but managed ....

are still 1-2 hours and then we went all the way back again.

Here are some impressions.

... It is easier to back up and back down ...

The shower right next to our sleeping place.

Small fire for dinner

A section of the 20m waterfall

above the waterfall overlooking the Dead Sea

again back on the road

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Umm Qais- أم قيس

Umm Qais, ancient city in northern North of Jordan. Sort of worth-so much ruin in one place and partly preserved. But Umm Qais is really worth seeing is the view you have about the Golan Heights in Syria and the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Therefore, even a photo of the ruins:



... and a photo of the view (which is pale blue shimmer on the left side of the lake, does not come out quite as good as you see it actually)

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Petra- البتراء

Petra, the stone city, has been elected certainly not without reason, one of the new seven wonders of the world. The entrance fee is 25 € been exaggerated slightly, so we have made it our mission to avoid this. On the first day it worked out after an hour's discussion and (we have 1 €, the price for Jordanians, paid), on the second day was not the reason we have taken the route over the mountains by the "Secret Entrance".

behind the mountains on the horizon is Petra, a bit hidden.

To get to Petra is, it first through the canyon ...

... until you reach Al Khazneh "the Treasury" looks.

Al Khazneh

One of the carved in stone houses.

small part of Petra

through the mountains

"little Petra", 7km outside and start our tour to the "Secret Entrance"

where Enter ye here in Petra? about 4 hours over the mountains. With Help of some Bedouins we have managed yet.

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Amman - عمان

view over the hills of Amman

Friday market in Abdali (view from our terrace)

Shisha smoking on our Patio


Abdullah Mosque, the largest in Amman


Abdallah mosque







sunset behind the mosque Abdallah

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Jordanien- الأُرْدُن

Finally we come to Jordan. Now I'm (Louise) is already over 6 months now and I feel almost like home, everything seems "normal" and the daily grind it again.

But I remind myself that I was at the beginning of something else. I was fascinated by the cries of the muezzin, who awakened in me oriental Urlaubsgefuehle from the mini buses, which can easily everywhere-can get in and where you want, and from the Wuestenfeeling, which have called the Jordanians in the spring "green" as was seen here and there a little Büschlein. To my has fascinated but at the same time always a unwell joined them when I walked through the strange streets where I now find even a stranger yet. Or if I want to get the bus to stop, but where a woman is not to be as loud-ah, you knock with a coin on the window ... well, I'd rather stay seated and wait until someone else gets out and then stop running back ...

And what struck me was the hospitality. Even without Arabic I am lost never went in the big Amman always been recognized as one of my uncertainty, and there micht executed has done, where I was going. (Even now I still receive "LiebesSMS" of girls that I was the last time before 5:00 Months have seen. "When I see my friends, I remember the moon, but when I see the moon, I remember your face. I love you and you love me.")

And now I've me here already settled , disturbs the muezzin me look the television and the great Wuestenfeeling is not so fascinating. Where are the lakes, forests and fields? The discomfort is gone, the streets I feel me at home and I always get the bus to stop somehow.