more corniche
Yesterday was beautiful again and I spent a chunk of time on the Corniche.

balcony talk
I really wish I had an SLR camera. The zoom on my point and shoot is pretty weak. When I was out on the terrace yesterday, I watched an old man and a child having a long conversation, calling out to each other from different balconies. I love this sort of balcony life. Neighbors greeting each other, women calling down to the man with the vegetable cart, throwing a canvas bag down on a rope to give him money and collect her new purchase.

This morning we are making our last trek to Syria and we will be gone until Monday night. Our visas expire next week. Where we are going is still being discussed, but we will first go to Damascus. From there, we will either leave right away to one of the spots we are considering, or possibly spend the evening in Damascus, depending on how late it is when we get there.