Greetings from Damascus and - as you can see, there are no library pictures of Syria. Well, Palmyra was fascinating - it covers a large area with various "bits" to see - two lots of tombs; a central collonade; the Temple of Bel and then - away on a hill top - the Citadel - an Arabic fortress dating from the 17th century from which you can get grand views over Palmyra and the surrounding desert. The museum in Palmyra is also reasonably interesting. Th...

Easy flight to Damascus - the 4 and a half hours seemed to go quite quickly - off the plane to meet the guide at immigration as per my instructions - only there wasn't a guide. Well, there were lots of guides meeting lots of tourists bar this one. So i waited an hour or so & when it looked like i'd be the last one left i went through by myself - quite easy except the customs official seemed unduly concerned about my profession - pity it isn't anything colourf...