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Maaloula, Syria 2010 I read in the Journal this morning that Christians are fleeing from Syria and Iraq to Lebanon. Entire families have left their homes and businesses and become refugees depending on food and shelter from the United Nations. … Continue reading
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Aleppo, Syria 2010 I could walk from my hotel to the old Barron’s hotel where Agatha Christie used to stay. Agatha used to accompany her husband Max Mallowan, who was an archeologist, to where he was digging in Syria and … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria 2010 A beautiful iron roof arches over the main thoroughfare of the Hamadiya souk. Shops and shoppers fill the first floor with more shops on the second floor. I didn’t walk up to the second floor, but I … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria…2010 Men enjoy strolling through the Hamadiya Souk in Damascus blissfully unaware of what horrors the future holds for them.
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Damascus, Syria 2010 It’s easy for me to fall in love. I have fallen in love with many people during my travels from the little girls in an Indian village who followed me down dusty streets and called to me … Continue reading
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Aleppo, Syria 2010 Shoppers head home through Aleppo’s ancient streets. This was the scene less than four years ago. Now the street is probably rubble.
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Syrian Desert 2010 An unhappy Syrian man herds his camels down the highway. They had been in a herd grazing peacefully until we piled out of our tour bus and scared them. It was obvious the man was angry. (That … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria 2010 One of the largest and oldest mosques in the world, the Umayyad Mosque was built on the site of a Christian Basilica dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The mosque is located at the end of the … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria 2010 Is there a more magical word than ‘souk’ or ‘bazaar’? The words conjure up mystery and magic, a glimpse of the ancient silk road. Winding, dark alleyways filled with a scent of fragrant perfumes, the rustle of silk, the glitter … Continue reading
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Damascus, Syria 2010 A laborer works in a small manufacturing business in the bowels of an ancient building. He is hammering out some metal object. He has no desk. He must work crouched on the floor. There were underground stables in the … Continue reading
