It took us 23 hours to get from Göreme to Damascus, most of it spent waiting around in bus stations during the four layovers we had. It was a scenic journey and the people on the bus took great care of us, making sure we found all of our connections and didn't go hungry.
That morning I had woken up at 4:30 am to photograph the sunrise. Later, while waiting for the bus I fell asleep- again -with the pension tour guide, Spotty. It was 6°C (43°F) when Rasa took this picture and snow was expected later in the week.
We figured it was going to be a great trip because our first bus to Kayseri was on Kent Bus lines.
The buses stopped every three hours to use the bathroom and get some snacks. We couldn't help to indulge in the local baklava, it only cost $1.70 for 4 pieces. This picture is for all our Peace Corps friends in Honduras who know how hard it is to make this stuff.
This was our third bus, which took us to the Syrian border. We had to wait around for about 90 minutes while they processed our passports but it was painless. We admired the portraits of President Bashar Al-Asad while we waited.
The outskirts of Aleppo are very fertile; there are olive, fruit and nut trees everywhere. Pistachios cost us $4.50 a pound. I feel like that was a good price for them?
There are also many ruins just abandoned along the roadside.
This was one of our friends during the trip. He made sure we were well stocked with cookies and tea at every rest stop.
Did you ever want to know how to write Coca-Cola in Arabic?
The next day we started out in Damascus on our errands. We realized that when living someplace it seems to be so much more frustrating getting business done than just being a sightseer. It has also been near impossible to find an internet cafe to hook my laptop up to. I will get to email as soon as I can find one by our house.
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