Sunday, November 29, 2009

Pictures Of Our Syrian Excursion

Sunset in Palmyra, Syria




The castle in Palmyra at sunset

Syrian desert
View from up top
The citadel

Some preserved stones and patterns
Cute little french boy

Our lovely driver
Views of the ruins
Palmyra! (and Alison)
Only a few miles from Baghdad
Our hostel <3
Shawerma! Yummm!
Shebab
Elspeth with the shebab swarm

Taking pictures of the white people
Azem Palace courtyard
Mosque pics
My friends and I in the mosque
Somebody whistles and the pigeons put on a show
Making orange juice on the stree
My friends <3
My favorite picture (also where we happened to spend a hefty fortune)
Views of the back alleys we found


Some of the shebab who followed us around all day
A view of the ruins at the end of the souk/Umayyad Mosque
Mickey mouse man
A blockade of...pigeons?
Wudu before prayer
The courtyard in the Old City
A different interpretation of wedding dress
Stuffed coyotes?
The souk!
Real flowing water
On our way to the big souk
More colors
The unanticipated mountains of Syria
So many colors.
A bird souk!
A fish souk!
The house above our hostel
Our street in the Old City