We landed in Damascus on Sunday 22 April 2007. A ‘few’ years earlier Lady Anne Blunt’s diaries recorded: “April 17^th 1878 – I am lying under the trees in one of the gardens of Damascus, looking up at the pink and blue sunset sky … We fortunately found a garden where it seems travellers are in the habit of pitching their tents.”   And so it was that, at last, Damascus was hosting the delayed 2006 WAHO Conference. Held in the Four Seasons Hotel, our accommodation, however, was slightly different to the days of Lady Anne Blunt … and so the adventure began …

Set 1 :-

Disc 1 -     Southern Syria - Bosra, Damascus Old City, Khan Asa’d Basha

Disc 2 -     Orient Club, Ma’alola & Siednaia

Disc 3 -     Palmyra, Bedouin Corner, Ganama Stables

Set 2 :-

Disc 4 -     Citadel & Souk - Alleppo, Alleppo Breeders, Religious & Historical Sites - Hama

Disc 5 -     Hama Spring Festival, Apamea, Crack des Chevaliers & Convent of St George