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Damascus

37 °C
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Our impression of Damascus may be a bit jaded by the heat and circumstance.

We stayed at a campsite 4km out of town for 3 nights. The campsite was torn down, so we stayed in a much less fancy campsite under construction down the road. More to the point, it was 3 nights 4km outside of the capital city, while (according to Lonely Planet) a hostel would have been the same price or cheaper than the campsite.

The taxi from the campsite was easy, to get back we had to bring the address and flag down about 10 cabbies before finding one that would take us there for somewhere close to the price the guide said was normal, and even then the taxi drivers needed to ask directions.

The first night we tried to get a hostel in town, and after deciding on one we were told that we couldn't book without a passport (our passports were in the truck). So I got a cheap haircut, we walked around a while, bought a backpack so I can wear that instead of the purse, looked for a place to eat for half an hour before giving up, and took a taxi back to camp.

Not too much in the city itself, the mosque is pretty cool (and carries the remains of John the Baptist) and the souq (shopping district) is big.

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Posted by chrisvasil 07:30 Archived in Syria Tagged backpacking Comments (1)

巨石城

sunny 40 °C

石头城 - 商店,民居,城堡,作坊,都是白色的石头。连鸽子都有自己的石头居!
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许愿树 - 伫立在悬崖边上。树上挂了一个铜铃。摇一摇铜铃,在白色的许愿纸上写上愿望,爬上树,许个心愿,我的虔诚定会让它实现的!
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陶器店 - 碗,盘,杯,眼泪瓶,满眼的蓝让我欣喜若狂。
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Posted by suevasil 09:18 Archived in Turkey Tagged backpacking Comments (0)

粗心的司机

sunny 42 °C

啊!!!!!!!!!
两大桶的汽油桶,可是我们的车子却在距离加油站500米的地方熄火了!停的真是地方,风景不错,大小便也隐蔽!
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女生们排成一排站在高速路得中间,竖起大拇指,希望以美色吸引来往车辆的注意。终于,连穆斯林的男人也抵挡不住诱惑。停下车,女生的后面站了一排的男生,拎了几个巨大的汽油桶. "大爷行行好!送我们去汽油站吧!” 半个小时之后,男生们抱着汽油桶凯旋,女生们也在高速公路边准备好了午餐。

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开吃!

Posted by suevasil 08:20 Archived in Turkey Tagged backpacking Comments (0)

火焰山

sunny 43 °C

在土耳其奥林巴斯安营扎寨了1个晚上,在海里扑腾了1整天,在自助餐吃了两大盘之后,于当地时间晚上9点,我们像火焰山进发。
坐上迷你小巴,空调吹的我们飘飘欲仙,上一次什么时候吹过空调已经不记得了,真是奢侈!吹着吹着,我便眯上了眼睛(基本上从旅行的第一天起,我便上车开睡,下车吃饭旅游,一点都不耽误),车子忽左忽右的在盘山公路上摇晃 – 眼不见为净!不往下看也就不觉得恐怖了。等我一觉醒来,车子已经停稳了!当地时间9点45.

从司机的手里拿了手电,我们就开始往山上爬了。中国的火焰山住着牛魔王和红孩儿,不知道这里的山里住着何方神圣?爬山可不是我的强项,5分钟以后,我们还是没有见着一点火惺,我开始后悔了。不就是火吗?犯得着半夜打手电登山还要交钱吗?在家一点煤气罩就可以看到,要多大火有多大的火。不过既然来了,还是拉着Chris的裤腰,借助他往上爬的动力,勉勉强强地托着我臭汗淋漓的身体往山上爬。

火,小的,大的。满地都是。真后悔没有带个鸡蛋来煮煮!
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Posted by suevasil 08:09 Archived in Turkey Tagged backpacking Comments (0)

土耳其浴

sunny 40 °C

来到土耳其,怎么都得享受一次土耳其浴。于是结伴5人,一起腐败了一把。

换好衣服(女生穿比基尼,男生穿及膝的短裤),首先进入一个桑拿房。不到10分钟,我和另外一个女生就纷纷落马了。 走到大浴室,洗澡按摩师还没有来,所以就在大理石的平台上躺下了。

一会儿,进来4,5个前胸后背,肩膀都长满了毛的用毛巾围住屁股的男人。我们俩倒是一惊。原以为都是女性给女性洗澡,没想到土耳其这么开化。既来之则安之,我们被服务者还有什么好担心的呢!

其中的一个大胡子对着我,指指他自己说”我叫XXX。欢迎来土耳其!” 哈哈,真专业。
“脸朝下趴下!”

我遵从他的指示趴下,他熟练地拿起一个丝瓜藤做的按摩刷,歘歘欻地开始刷我的后背了,然后是腿,胳膊和手脚。

3分钟搞定,他指示我坐到水龙头旁边,用一个金属盘从水池里舀出温水从我的头上浇下来。

接下来是上肥皂。这道工序倒是特别。他把一个大大的棉布口袋放在装满肥皂水的脸盘里。然后把它拎出来,张开口袋的口子,往里头吹起。口袋迅速鼓了起来。然后他把口袋凑在我身体的上方,从口子忘下挤。鱼鳞般的细细的泡沫就把我淹没了。然后师傅就就着泡沫按摩了。动作很专业,看的出是常年做惯了的。

等从头到脚按摩过以后,我就又回到了冲水的位置。师傅开始给我洗头,冲身体。还是用刚刚那个金属的器皿。等冲干净了,澡也就算是洗好了。在几天没有洗热水澡之后,来一个土耳其浴,感觉真不错!
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Posted by suevasil 18:19 Archived in Turkey Tagged backpacking Comments (0)

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