Krak des Chevaliers and Back to Damascus

Trip Start Dec 25, 2008

Trip End Mar 28, 2009

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Flag of Syria Damascus, Syria
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Visiting Qala'at al-Husn (Krak des Chevaliers) - probably the most magnificent and well-preserved Crusader castle in the world, and spending the last days of my journey in Damascus . . .

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On the Way to Krak	Busload of Workers	Hanging Out by the Road . . .	Tayyibat al-Imam Mosaic Floor - A.D. 442
Farmer Who Found the Floor	Depiction of Basilica of St. Simeon	Largest Intact Mosaic Found . . .	More of the Mosaic . . .
Good vs. Evil	Description of the Mosaic	Krak des Chevaliers (Qala'at al-Husn)	Krak 1
Krak 2	Krak 3	Krak Aqueduct	Krak Arrow Slit
Krak 4	Krak 5	Krak 6	Interior Arrow Slit
Krak 7	Krak 8	Krak Inscription	Krak Cisterns
Syrian Stop Sign	Outside Our Room	Souq al-Hamidiyeh	Souq 1
Souq 2	Souq 3	Making Ice Cream at Bakdash	Enjoying Some Ice Cream
Souq 4	Souq 5	Souq 6	Souq 7
Souq 8	Souq 9	Souq 10	On Straight St.
Butcher Shop and Lucky Cat	Candy Shops on Straight St.	Hookahs Aplenty	Playing Backgammon/Making Use of Roman Rubble
Playing Backgammon	Someone Loves Britney	Ottoman Architecture 1	Ottoman Architecture 2
Ottoman Architecture 3	Building Sign	Beautiful Door 1	Beautiful Door 2
Sign	Walking Around the Christian Quarter	Someone Loves Jennifer	Street Lamp
Walking Around 1	Walking Around 2	Walking Around 3	Walking Around 4
Walking Around 5	Waiting for Bread 1	Waiting for Bread 2	Ornate Bus 1
Ornate Bus 2	Coca Cola Yet Again . . .	And of Course Pepsi, Too	Manhole Cover
Syrian Barber	Hammam Across from Our Hotel	Our Hotel