AROUND SYRIA

     Literaly, on the other side of the fence, Side B (Syria) has also so uch to offer, my experience with this country was a total learning experince for I never knew about their culture and history. i did not even know we have OFWs here not until I saw a  sign in the shouk in Tagalog offering "Murang Alahas para sa mga Pilipino".
    My firts visit is the Malaoula, it is a 3 hour drive from Camp Faour, knowing Syria is an Arab country, I was awed upon learning that one of the oldest Catholic church in the world is at Malaoula. It is also the only place in the world who still converse in the dialect that jesus once spoke, the Armaic.

This castle built among the stone has both a romantic and historical significance.

               The church where picture taking was not allowed inside, leave it to your memories.

   We also had a chance to vist the Old City of Damascus which dates back 200 years AD. It has an awesome architectural design and hundreds of historical places inside to include the old shouk (market) , The biggest Mosque

We travelled 4 hours to Palmyra, In the mid 1st century AD, Palmyra, a wealthy and elegant city located along the caravan routes linking Persia with the Mediterranean ports of Roman Syria. The site was awesome thinking this was once a very busy and populated city then.

Thats not all, the beauty of the whole Damascus has not escaped my site and I feel like I am on top of the world...