Alepo Shmepo

We are in Aleppo-Syria at the moment. I swear, the people here are crazy! The women especially are pretty much completely covering themselves in black; you can't even see their eyes. You’d think in this heat they'd all be nymphs dancing naked under water fountains!! The heat is very draining, especially with our tummy’s crying for toilets (i.e. we have tummy bugs)
all the same our impression of Syria so far:
the closest we'll probably ever get to Iraq
very old (the oldest inhabited cities in the world)
very safe (apparently the 4th safest country in the world!)
Very hectic (the men staring, the heat, the constant honking!)
Very interesting (lots of history-today we saw some sculptures that were 2000years b.c. old!!)
Very friendly happy people
our tour guide, a local, is keeping a close eye on what’s going on in Lebanon/Israel. He seems to think there is absolutely NOTHING to worry about. It’s all over TVs, everyone gathers around to watch. We have seen a few demonstrations. It just adds to the excitement!
Ciao!