Syria
Finding my Knight in Shining Armour
I caught the bus from Damascus up to Krac de Chevaliers – a castle worthy of childhood dreams. T E Lawrence described it as “the finest castle in the world”. I spent a few hours climbing up and down and exploring this amazingly intact castle. It turns out my knight in shining armour was just an idiot [...]
Damascus
Damascus is the capital of Syria and is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. I have spent time delving into the ancient alleyways and bustling bazaars and admiring the bullet holes in the roof of the souk. I visited the Azem Palace and generally explored the bustling city. I visited the beautiful Umayyad [...]
Over the border into Syria
Today I walked across the Turkish/Syrian border. It was rather a lengthy process to cross over (I blame the Americans in the group) but we made it to Aleppo after cramming 13 people into a small van with the backpacks strapped up on top. Syria is completely different to Turkey and I quickly fell in love [...]
Getting a Syrian Visa….
….aka squeezing blood out of a turnip! Step 1: Receive conflicting advice from various people as to whether a Visa can or cannot be obtained at the border for an NZ passport. Step 2: Decide to obtain Syrian Visa in advance, just in case. Better to be safe than sorry. Step 3: Write a letter [...]
