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Gyrovague: Aleppo!
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Friday, July 2, 2010. We went back to meet the Hanadi desk guy because we were considering hiring one of his drivers for a day trip. This was definitely not to be, because when we sat down to talk he immediately launched into a discussion of how I had a man's haircut, but didn't seem like a man, and he was confused—was I a man or a woman? The mosque was again a gorgeous place filled with families just hanging out, their children piling onto a fo...
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Gyrovague: To Turkey
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Saturday, July 3, 2010. I also loved how much sea life was depicted in various pieces. This squid made me wonder if Cthulu was something more than an H.P. Lovecraft invention:. Posted by Elizabeth D. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 800 Years of Love. Agora Guest House Istanbul. Sheik Mousa's Bedouin Camp. Istanbul Sightseeing, Part 2. Goodbye, Damascus….
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Gyrovague: Qalaat Samaan
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Friday, July 2, 2010. The church was also filled with some strange objects, such as helmets, bows and arrows, thrones, and sun-bleached carpets. One of the men working at the church informed us that it was currently being used as the set for an Egyptian movie. He didn't know the title, but one day I hope to see this masterpiece. Dan and I couldn't resist messing around with the props a little. Posted by Elizabeth D. July 3, 2010 at 7:29 AM.
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Gyrovague: Palmyra
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Thursday, July 1, 2010. 8221; at you as you walk by. One little girl coveted Dan’s and my ice cream bars so much that she dashed right over and demanded a taste, so I broke off a piece of the chocolate shell and gave it to her. Garden Restaurant honestly is a nice place to spend an evening, and the prices are totally reasonable compared with other restaurants in the area. You can’t really blame Jameel for a little self-promotion….
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Gyrovague: Ephesus and More!
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Monday, July 12, 2010. We also got to see a statue of Domitian that looked like a giant murderous baby. No wonder nobody liked that guy. Printed on the soles, so that lascivious men could follow them home. And then there was the impressively well-preserved latrine, which featured very smooth seats but, at least by modern standards, left you a little too close to your neighbor for comfort. Posted by Elizabeth D. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Gyrovague: Hama and Around
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Friday, July 2, 2010. There is a direct bus to Hama that stops at the Palmyra bus station once per day, but it was already full of passengers from its city of origin when it got there, so Dan and I went to Homs first and then caught a quick ride to Hama. Both towns make good bases for day trips to the surrounding area, but we chose Hama because we’d heard it was beautiful. Posted by Elizabeth D. July 2, 2010 at 10:30 PM. 800 Years of Love.
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Gyrovague: Istanbul Sightseeing
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Thursday, July 15, 2010. If you must share your man with a bajillion other women, you might as well do it in style. And those ladies got to live in total luxury. The entire harem area was decorated with a blitz of colored tiles and painted ceilings. There was never a moment when I didn't have something interesting to look at. I had been feeling a bit ho-hum about Topkapi Palace until it was harem time. The orientalist paintings were also amazing...
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Gyrovague: Hello, Damascus!
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Thursday, July 1, 2010. We arrived in Syria with no problems at all. To go from Amman to Damascus, you catch a shared cab and all drive to the border together—which means you better have your visa stuff in order or you will make some other people very angry! Posted by Elizabeth D. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 800 Years of Love. Agora Guest House Istanbul. Sheik Mousa's Bedouin Camp. Istanbul Sightseeing, Part 2. Goodbye, Damascus….
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Gyrovague: July 2010
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Summer wanderings through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey. Sunday, July 25, 2010. The Coptic papyrology summer school at Strasbourg was FUN. Basically I hung out with a bunch of other Coptic nerds from Europe and the US. We listened to lectures about palaeography, Shenoute, bilingual archives, what have you—then we all went out for a big meal accompanied by many glasses of beer and wine. I even got my own swank room to stay in all week! Posted by Elizabeth D. Saturday, July 17, 2010. Well, the sun.).