Monthly Archives: January 2008

Palmyra Ruins

Posted on Tuesday, 29 January 2008 by robjkentjr

We just got back from Palmyra, which had a lot of interesting ruins and bored locals. Supposedly the best site in Syria, this trip overall was a let down for us because of the people in the city. On … finish reading Palmyra Ruins

Posted in Middle East, Syria | Tagged ants, bad, brick, city, Damascus, drive, driver, food, hotel, Kent, kids, money, mud, museum, night, picture, Rasa, restaurant, river, ski, sunrise, sunset, Syria, taxi, tour, tourism, tourists, walking, weather | 11 Comments

Learning Arabic

Posted on Friday, 25 January 2008 by robjkentjr

We are 80 hours into our lessons and Rasa is speaking Arabic about 90% of the time in our class. For me, well, let us just say I need to study a bit more. Here is a sample of … finish reading Learning Arabic

Posted in Middle East, Syria | Tagged coffee, cook, culture, Damascus, food, google, handicrafts, Kent, language, Lebanon, life, love, Rasa, shopping, ski, sky, Syria, tea, water | 11 Comments

Stuffed Camel

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January 2008 by robjkentjr

This was a busy week for us: Rasa started working, we had to visit immigration, winter arrived and we discovered a new local delicacy. Since arriving, our expenses have been a bit more than we had budgeted so Rasa … finish reading Stuffed Camel

Posted in Middle East, Syria | Tagged bus, camel, car, cook, discover, expenses, freezing, friend, funny, gas station, good, humid, immigration, journey, Kent, kids, lamb, night, Rasa, ski, Syria, tea, travel, visa, water | 7 Comments

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