Tag Archives: Euphrates River

Syria Before The Conflict Part Two, Castles & Monasteries

December 7, 2022 · by · in Middle East, Syria, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

Aleppo had proved to be a superb host city, but this did not stop us from going on a couple of full on day trips by private taxi. First up was St Simeon’s Monastery, some 30km north. St Simeon is the guy who legend has it was driven up the pole! Simeon the Stylite lived […]

A-Z April Challenge – Q Is For Qal’at Najm And Qal’at Ja’bar In Syria

April 20, 2021 · by · in Syria · Leave a comment

During our stay in wonderful Aleppo in 2009 we hired a taxi driver to take us northwards to two castles named Qal’at Ja’bar and Qal’at Najm. The long journey was well worth it as both castles looked majestic framed by blue skies and the beautiful azure waters of Lake Assad and the Euphrates River respectively. […]

Syria Before The Conflict Part Two, Castles & Monasteries

August 26, 2017 · by · in Middle East, Syria, Uncategorized · 7 Comments

Aleppo had proved to be a superb host city, but this did not stop us from going on a couple of full on day trips by private taxi. First up was St Simeon’s Monastery, some 30km north. St Simeon is the guy who legend has it was driven up the pole! Simeon the Stylite lived […]

A-Z April Challenge – Qal’at Najm

April 20, 2016 · by · in Middle East, Syria · 5 Comments

During our stay in wonderful Aleppo in 2009 we hired a taxi driver to take us northwards to two castles named Qal’at Ja’bar and Qal’at Najm. OK I am cheating somewhat as the word qal’at means castle in Arabic, but having never been to Quebec or Queensferry I was struggling somewhat for a place I have visited beginning […]