tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post7009801688136289683..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: SyriaJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-79503857408163830902015-03-15T14:45:23.271+00:002015-03-15T14:45:23.271+00:00I came here to thank you for your kind comment on ...I came here to thank you for your kind comment on my post about my husband. thank you so much. Then I found myself fascinated by these gorgeous pictures and your story of a beautiful and dignified people who are now living through such unimaginable horror. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-9954786833797870222015-03-14T22:50:34.428+00:002015-03-14T22:50:34.428+00:00This is a wonderful selection, Jenny.
How truly te...This is a wonderful selection, Jenny.<br />How truly terrible that so much of this world heritage has gone for ever.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-39768298122799777602015-03-14T12:44:16.552+00:002015-03-14T12:44:16.552+00:00I am so envious that you have seen parts of histor...I am so envious that you have seen parts of history that are now denied to future generations. War has never made sense to me and never will. Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-12622200676253610122015-03-14T09:27:51.403+00:002015-03-14T09:27:51.403+00:00I am glad this post has touched so many people. T...I am glad this post has touched so many people. Thank you all for your comments. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-65277196990227388942015-03-14T09:27:46.175+00:002015-03-14T09:27:46.175+00:00I am glad this post has touched so many people. T...I am glad this post has touched so many people. Thank you all for your comments. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-41403784727889940642015-03-13T18:13:53.361+00:002015-03-13T18:13:53.361+00:00Thank you for sharing this view of Syria in less t...Thank you for sharing this view of Syria in less troubled times - you were lucky to visit then. I am currently reading some medieval history and it reminds me that, for some parts of the world, life is like that now. The most appalling acts of vandalism and desecration took place here a few centuries ago. I hope that one day the Middle East will be at peace.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-25175956868554580112015-03-12T15:32:55.376+00:002015-03-12T15:32:55.376+00:00Thanks for visiting, and good to hear your thought...Thanks for visiting, and good to hear your thoughts. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36520645598775114092015-03-12T12:35:41.679+00:002015-03-12T12:35:41.679+00:00Arabic food is yummy and like most of the middle e...Arabic food is yummy and like most of the middle eastern countries Syria also is wonderful. Nice pictures and beautiful writing :)Rajiv Sankarapillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104947066240261991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-24722573893580567042015-03-11T14:31:42.651+00:002015-03-11T14:31:42.651+00:00Hi Jenny,
So lovely to meet you!
Your photos sho...Hi Jenny,<br /><br />So lovely to meet you!<br /><br />Your photos show a stunning country, rich in culture, and vast in history. It is truly so very disturbing to be witnessing such appalling scenes of violence and disrespect in Syria, nowadays, and I sincerely hope that the country will, one day, be able to come out of this horrible predicament that is afflicting it.<br /><br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-3251659463190387252015-03-10T19:57:15.952+00:002015-03-10T19:57:15.952+00:00The staging post looks almost like a Dali painting...The staging post looks almost like a Dali painting.<br /><br />I find it so disheartening when people ruin houses of worship for whatever reason. I'm a Christian, but I don't mean just Christian churches. Why ruin whatever peace a person is trying to acquire? Even if you believe them to be in the wrong theologically, why not let them enjoy the beauty? I can't believe my God would find destruction, at my hands, to be something worth praise. I don't understand how someone else can worship a God they envision to be that much of an asshole.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-9822196613696525872015-03-10T07:39:19.497+00:002015-03-10T07:39:19.497+00:00Amazing post, Jenny. Thank you for posting these l...Amazing post, Jenny. Thank you for posting these lovely photos and reminding us that there is so much more to Syria than we see. What a lovely little boy. You have captured the true heart of that county so well xxTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-88157317863953030732015-03-09T02:59:12.064+00:002015-03-09T02:59:12.064+00:00I love that you share photos of all the amazing pl...I love that you share photos of all the amazing places you get to visit. I'm sure I'll never have an opportunity to see Syria in person. I love that the buses are works of art! <br /><br />Reading about the people from your perspective is so different from what I would have guessed from watching the news. Deep down, we're different and yet we're all the same.sprinkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081967372702276914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-84416627116941607042015-03-08T18:24:23.041+00:002015-03-08T18:24:23.041+00:00These photos are stunning! It's easy to forge...These photos are stunning! It's easy to forget that there are many "normal" people just trying to live good, quiet lives when a country is over-run with crazy extremists. I love the buses. I hope that little boy is doing alright today.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-12936493399928043412015-03-08T11:27:43.416+00:002015-03-08T11:27:43.416+00:00What a tragedy that Syria turned into terrible cha...What a tragedy that Syria turned into terrible chaos in short years! You were so lucky to visit there with security and safety to experience rich culture and we are also lucky to be able to know such Syria through your report, Jenny. I like all the places you visited, especially Palmyra. The Syrian bus is so attractive. My youngest grandson Y must be overjoyed to see such pleasant buses as he enjoys seeing buses with his grandpa every day. This is my favorite post and the most interesting of yours. <br /><br />Yoko.<br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-77301024409766817712015-03-08T09:45:34.466+00:002015-03-08T09:45:34.466+00:00The place in the desert was somewhere I will remem...The place in the desert was somewhere I will remember the rest of my life. The same with wandering round the ruins of Palmyra at dawn, it is a really huge site, the remains of a city stretching for miles. The modern town of Palmyra is a little bit outside it. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-60186755331269226912015-03-08T03:26:26.995+00:002015-03-08T03:26:26.995+00:00Thank you Jenny. It takes posts like this to remi...Thank you Jenny. It takes posts like this to remind us that places like Syria are not just names on a news bulletin but the homes of people just like you and I and that both people and their heritage are being destroyed by these wars and crises.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-38572480150204557252015-03-08T03:23:00.387+00:002015-03-08T03:23:00.387+00:00Well done, your Sweetie. It would have worried me...Well done, your Sweetie. It would have worried me for ages if someone hadn't got it.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-88319430557522726402015-03-08T00:45:28.930+00:002015-03-08T00:45:28.930+00:00Jenny, I agree with what some other comments said ...Jenny, I agree with what some other comments said - this may be your best and most interesting post yet! It is so interesting to see what everyday life is (was) like for the ordinary people living there, and that they do exactly the same things that humans in other parts of the world do. I, too, wonder what has become of the young boy in your picture...<br /><br />And I think your photo of the staging post in the desert is absolutely fantastic!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-3992811042963101052015-03-07T22:00:08.208+00:002015-03-07T22:00:08.208+00:00Thank you to those who have identified the car. An...Thank you to those who have identified the car. And so many of you are saying what is in my own mind - what is happening to the people now that we knew? We have heard that some have managed to get out, but most others just keep going. We are in touch with one of them and he says all you can do is accept it as your fate, but one of the hardest things the way that all those vicious fanatics have turned Syria into a sort of HQ and the locals have to endure that. It made me think when he said that - it's bad enough to read about these murderous people but to have them as your neighbours ... it doesn't bear thinking about. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56987209507721502112015-03-07T21:55:45.505+00:002015-03-07T21:55:45.505+00:00Glad I could enlighten you a bit about Syria, Nick...Glad I could enlighten you a bit about Syria, Nick. The orange cord is a hubble bubble (hookah) - very common in that part of the world in just normal type restaurants. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-24547062477112499252015-03-07T21:08:15.152+00:002015-03-07T21:08:15.152+00:00Thanks for that. I knew nothing about Syria, I had...Thanks for that. I knew nothing about Syria, I had no idea there was so much beauty and so many wonderful people. All I hear about in the news is all the death and destruction that seems to have taken over the country.<br /><br />I love the hotel courtyard and Palmyra and the amphitheatre. And tell me, what is that mysterious orange cord that the woman in the restaurant is holding?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-29904346860923141352015-03-07T19:02:29.169+00:002015-03-07T19:02:29.169+00:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have given us...Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have given us a different perspective, from the "other" side. Have a nice rest of the weekend.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-30334559585069827422015-03-07T16:58:03.902+00:002015-03-07T16:58:03.902+00:00I love the desert photos. It's such a shame to...I love the desert photos. It's such a shame to see the physical history of a place getting destroyed.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-78265664277233532902015-03-07T16:27:59.994+00:002015-03-07T16:27:59.994+00:00This post is incredibly beautiful and heartbreakin...This post is incredibly beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-26278574438686742202015-03-07T15:45:28.224+00:002015-03-07T15:45:28.224+00:00I always feel enlightened when I visit you. And I ...I always feel enlightened when I visit you. And I love how you describe things. Truly, thank you.Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.com