For Eid Adha holiday, we went to Syria for a short visit. It is a pleasant surprise h
oliday, unplanned event. Hubby thought he wont get any leave, but his co-officer; the white South African suddenly having problems with his christmas-leave, so hubby have a chance to have a week holiday.. Damascus is chosen.. it is a bless land, holy land.. the ruins of town of Salah Uddin Al ayubi..We went to Damascus with GulfAir flight, one of the cheapest flight operator in middle-east.. together with Lisa. Damascus is so cold, I think it's temperature below 5 deg C!! My flu is worsening.. Arriving at 2.30 am, I planned of roaming in the city for early breakfast, but what happen is.. it is just soo cold, the airport temperature is 2-4 deg C!!, we have to find a place to hibernate...
Earlier in the flight, from Doha to Bahrain full with Nepalese and other South Asian nation, with their weird smell, a big size baggage and maximum size hand luggage.. we beg the airport officer to get us through first.. lucky Allysa is still consider child..family first rules help sometimes..
From Bahrain to Damascus, the air suddenly change, everybody greeted us with Salam.. and said "fodhol" maybe mean "silakan" or you go first.. smiling face is around..
Its kind or strange because i thought the Arabian are always rude and ego (sorry.. from experience) and it is inapplicable to the Syrian..
The taxi driver drove us to our hotel, in a quiet 30 km road to Damascus.. (the road actually packed in the daylight, but alhamdulillah Ok at 2.30 am..). Row of yellowed pine trees greeted us in the moonlight, and we can see Damascus metropolitan with 4-6 million inhabitants.. spread out until Anti-Lebanon Mountains..sheltered from Mediterranean sea..
The immortal Damascus.. she has seen all that ever occurred on earth and she still lives.. (wrote by Mark Twain)..
Damascus - claimed as the oldest CONTINUOUSLY inhabited city in the world.. interesting subject for a town planner..
Damascus - from Jabal Qassion
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