0117 World Tour: Syria (Latakia, Bania, Tartus, Arwad, Safita, Homs, Hama, Palmyra) http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A0996321A78&cb=PW "0117_01.jpg" "The bus to Latakia" "0117_02.jpg" "He liked the hat so much I gave it to him" "0117_03.jpg" "Welcome to Latakia" "0117_04.jpg" "Hardly a beach paradise" "0117_05.jpg" "On to Banias" "0117_06.jpg" "Where I rented a bike (and a manditory driver) for the day" "0117_07.jpg" "Together we saw some cool castles..." "0117_08.jpg" "and incredible panoramas through the surrounding mountains" "0117_09.jpg" "Wildflower and mountains" "0117_10.jpg" "Continuing down the coast to Tartus" "0117_11.jpg" "Oil tanker off the coast" "0117_12.jpg" "All in strict accordance with OSHA procedures" "0117_13.jpg" "Looking down on Safita" "0117_14.jpg" "A small and unremarkable mountainside town" "0117_15.jpg" "Sunset over Safita from the tower" "0117_16.jpg" "'What is wrong with this picture?'" "0117_17.jpg" "The boat to Arwad" "0117_18.jpg" "Oil tankers and fisheries" "0117_19.jpg" "The main industry of Arwad (boat building)" "0117_20.jpg" "Muhammad builds this boat single-hand in 2 months and then sells it for $8000 including a Mazda engine" "0117_21.jpg" "Sucken ships along the jeddy" "0117_22.jpg" "The local trash dump" "0117_23.jpg" "Kids as usual" "0117_24.jpg" "Me sick as a dog in Alkindi Hospital, Homs" "0117_25.jpg" "The nurse working on her 3rd insertion of the IV" "0117_26.jpg" "Thankful me and all mighty Doc" "0117_27.jpg" "After 3 days I am starting to feel better" "0117_28.jpg" "Sunrise over Mystas" "0117_29.jpg" "My campsite in the orchard on the hill" "0117_30.jpg" "Welcome to Hama" "0117_31.jpg" "Famous for its water wheels" "0117_32.jpg" "Waterwheel and river" "0117_33.jpg" "Waterwheel and Arab" "0117_34.jpg" "The bus to the desert town of Palmyra" "0117_35.jpg" "Climbing the castle for sunset" "0117_36.jpg" "Looking down on Palmyra" "0117_37.jpg" "Sunset from the castle" "0117_38.jpg" "Climbing down" "0117_39.jpg" "Steps and doors" "0117_40.jpg" "Exploring the ruins the day after" "0117_41.jpg" "Some important ruins" "0117_42.jpg" "Looking down on the ruins" "0117_43.jpg" "Some tombs in the distance" "0117_44.jpg" "The castle in the distance" "0117_45.jpg" "The castle less in the distance (the magic of zoom)" "0117_46.jpg" "A real desert oasis" "0117_47.jpg" "Lambs and the spaces in between"