Comments on: Damascus: Part I http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/05/02/damascus-syria-1/ Overland travel through Europe, Asia and Africa Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amman and the Dead Sea » Old World Wandering: A Travelogue > London to Shanghai, by land http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/05/02/damascus-syria-1/comment-page-1/#comment-20909 Amman and the Dead Sea » Old World Wandering: A Travelogue > London to Shanghai, by land Fri, 18 May 2007 14:36:31 +0000 http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/05/02/damascus-syria-1/#comment-20909 [...] After Aleppo and Damascus, Amman was ordinary and unromantic; its Roman ruins seemed improbable. Downtown, boys dressed like hip hop players sold pirated DVDs for a pittance, and balding men with beefy hands pressed ground meat into long kebabs. Concrete buildings lined every street; small square windows marked their few identical floors, heavy clusters of Arabic signage gave life to their stillborn walls. [...] [...] After Aleppo and Damascus, Amman was ordinary and unromantic; its Roman ruins seemed improbable. Downtown, boys dressed like hip hop players sold pirated DVDs for a pittance, and balding men with beefy hands pressed ground meat into long kebabs. Concrete buildings lined every street; small square windows marked their few identical floors, heavy clusters of Arabic signage gave life to their stillborn walls. [...]

]]> By: Heather http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/05/02/damascus-syria-1/comment-page-1/#comment-17239 Heather Sun, 06 May 2007 18:12:22 +0000 http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/05/02/damascus-syria-1/#comment-17239 Ah - so Syria is the place where Iain's remarkable conversion to lentil-loving began. On behalf of his body we thank you Syria! I had always wondered how Islamic women manage to prevent any hair from showing and thought it was just a matter of a lot of practice, but now you have revealed the secret, a retaining headband in matching fabric. I've not ever given any thought to visiting Syria but now, after reading your articles, I would really like to go. That probably says it all. Last thought: pedestrian flyovers are good, very good. They're up there in the healthy stakes with chickpeas, lentils and pomegranate juice! Ah – so Syria is the place where Iain’s remarkable conversion to lentil-loving began. On behalf of his body we thank you Syria!

I had always wondered how Islamic women manage to prevent any hair from showing and thought it was just a matter of a lot of practice, but now you have revealed the secret, a retaining headband in matching fabric.

I’ve not ever given any thought to visiting Syria but now, after reading your articles, I would really like to go. That probably says it all.

Last thought: pedestrian flyovers are good, very good.
They’re up there in the healthy stakes with chickpeas, lentils and pomegranate juice!

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