album eight - aleppo to palmyra

aleppo. the old city...

...the guy who makes the tea...

...and the new city.

derek and rodney.
quick stopover at ugarit.

apamea at midday. boiling hot!

there's no joy quite like an afternoon rest in the shade.

a future tourguide!

yes, sometimes the desert was the more pleasant option.

the euphrates, only a stone throw from the iraqi border. a family was working in their field and invited some of us down for a chat. and home-grown cucumbers washed in the river...

via mari, deir ezzor and dura europus finally we arrive at palmyra!