Sunday 24 January 2010

Yallah, ...Yallah ... Aleppo's & Syria's rediscovery!


Friday-Lunch-Club


In the NYTimes/ here


"... Yet, as tensions between Damascus and Washington begin to ease, a new wave of visitors is rediscovering this ancient trading center, eager to take advantage of its low prices, spicy cuisine and maze-like bazaar.
In September, tourism in Syria was up by more than a third from the same month a year earlier, and the recent loosening of visa restrictions with Turkey means that Aleppo is being flooded with traders and tourists from across the border....."


Posted by G, Z, or B at 11:44 AM
River to Sea
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