Syria, January 4-9, 2003.

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Candy factory, Damascus, Syria.
a6580_24.jpg		 Wax food items, Syria.
a6582_35.jpg		 A towel factory, Damascus, Syria
a6585_24.jpg		 One of the three minarets of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus.
a6588_37.jpg		 Umayyad Mosque, built during the first Muslim dynasty - the Umayyad dynasty around 705.
a6590_24.jpg		 The courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. ÏãÔÞ
a6592_24.jpg		 The citadel, Aleppo.
a6640_24.jpg		 Arab dresses for sale in the old souq, Aleppo.
a6646_37.jpg		 Food stall in the old souq, Aleppo.
a6653_24.jpg		 Spice pyramid??, Aleppo.
a6656_42.jpg		 Beautifully restored Mercedes, Aleppo.
a6658_24.jpg		 A church in Aleppo.
a6665_23.jpg		 A church in Aleppo.
a6668_31.jpg		 A church in Aleppo.
a6671_29.jpg		 A church in Aleppo.
a6676_70.jpg		 Art and Music school students.
a6691_58.jpg		 Music school teacher, Aleppo.
a6699_172.jpg		 Male teachers of the Art and Music school in Aleppo.
a6704_37.jpg		 A painting drawn by a teacher at the Art and Music school.
a6715_60.jpg		 Students at the Art and Music School, Aleppo.
a6719_64.jpg		 A student showing off his instrument, Aleppo.
a6720_30.jpg		 One of the teachers insisted on having his picture taken with portraits of Hafez Assad(top)and Bashar Assad (middle). I was happy to oblige. Hafez Assade, a Baath party member, ruled Syria from 1970 until June, 2000 when he died of heart failure. His 34-year-old son Bashar became the president after the Syrian parliament lowered the age requirement for the presidency. A side note: Bashar is an ophthalmologist, and his sister Bushra has a Ph.D. in Pharmacy.
a6723_35.jpg		 Qala'at ibn Maan, a 17th century Arab castle over looking Palmyra.
a6741_17.jpg		 Palmyra, an Assyrian caravan town annexed by Rome in 217 AD.
a6761_17.jpg		 Roman ruins in Palmyra.
a6762_91.jpg		 We ran into a TV crew who was filming a documentary movie about Palmyra.
a6813_200.jpg		 Palmyra
a6821_70.jpg		 Wish I had a wider lens. Palmyra
a6836_17.jpg		 Palmyra
a6851_20.jpg		 Palmyra
a6867_17.jpg		 Temple of Bel, Palmyra
a6876_131.jpg		 Palmyra
a6881_70.jpg		 One of the many kids at Palmyra who were trying to sell stuff to tourists. Some of them were quite aggressive and annoying.
a6886_200.jpg		 Palmyra
a6889_35.jpg		 Palmyra
a6902_17.jpg		 Old Chevy, Hama.
a6907_32.jpg		 A wooden water wheel, Hama.
a6913_68.jpg		 A wooden water wheel, Hama.
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