Bosra was my very last destination in Syria. It is an ancient Roman city located in the southernmost region of Syria near the Jordan border. It was only about an hour and a half from Damascus. The ancient Citadel below: Kids playing soccer: When I left Bosra, it was evening and getting dark. The buses […]
All posts for the month April, 2017
Syria – Bosra and Daraa
Posted by prisonpl on April 21, 2017
https://prisonplanets.com/2017/04/21/syria-bosra-and-daraa/
Syria – Mar Musa Monastery
Mar Musa was among the last place I went during my Syrian trip. This was back in June 2011. Mar Musa is an ancient Christian monastery located about an hour north of Damascus. It is one of the few surviving monasteries in the Middle East and dates from the 11th century. The monastery is perched […]
Posted by prisonpl on April 16, 2017
https://prisonplanets.com/2017/04/16/syria-mar-musa-monastery/
Syria – Damascus
Damascus is the heart of Syria. It is a city of almost two million. I spent a considerable amount of time here. Like many big cities in developing countries, a good bit of it is noisy, crowded, and polluted. I’m not a big fan of large cities in the poorer parts of the world, but […]
Posted by prisonpl on April 9, 2017
https://prisonplanets.com/2017/04/09/syria-damascus/
