Aleppo

While in Diyarbakir, Turkey, I arranged a meeting between my camera and the ground. It didn't go so well. The camera hung on for the rest of Turkey, but, appropriately it seemed, conked out right before I entered Syria. The rogue state would remain mysterious after all. It was actually great to not be shooting clever shots and searching for that great shot, and to just experience ther ebb and flow of the place. But, I caved in to shoot a concert I saw, and so pictures follow. Enjoy.

Folks workin'.

Tea, sweet and strong.














The Syrian Chips.





















The Aleppo spice souq. Not my picture, hadn't bought new camera yet. But this is a good one.













Folks walkin', wonderin what whitey taking picture of them and the street for.















The city park, a nice refuge from the hectic street.



















Where there's no shortage of taxis. It gets a little tiring having to negotiate crazy drivers every intersection just to cross the street.














Night cafe.

















The Kemal Kabbani concert I saw. For videos, check the other blog.


















The train I took to Latakkia.

















Kabob cart near my hotel.
























Fruit stands. They bring the juice.















Falafel stand. In Syria I started to be able to eat no meat again. There's falafel, hummus and fuul(breakfast with fava beans) everywhere.















And they rock the desserts here too.















2 wheelin.















The impressive citadel looming over the town.
















The alluring souq, with smells and sights of every kind.