More from Syria
Jun. 14th, 2008 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brigdh1. Perhaps sandduststorms are better than the alternative. When the wind's not blowing, it becomes soul-suckingly, mind-meltingly, exhaustion-inducing hot. The wind keeps things cool.
2. Today I visited some dead cities (Roman and Byzantine cities abandoned in antuquity and never re-occupied, and so stand fairly intact as ruins to wander around in), walked on a Roman road, and saw some ancient monastaries, tombs, and a temple to Zeus. Syria has some cool things. It does not, however, have black pepper, peanut butter, or non-powdered milk.
2. Today I visited some dead cities (Roman and Byzantine cities abandoned in antuquity and never re-occupied, and so stand fairly intact as ruins to wander around in), walked on a Roman road, and saw some ancient monastaries, tombs, and a temple to Zeus. Syria has some cool things. It does not, however, have black pepper, peanut butter, or non-powdered milk.
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Date: 2008-06-15 03:45 am (UTC)In Mexico they put tons of sugar in the peanut butter, so I feel your pain. It's odd the things you miss when you're away.
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Date: 2008-07-28 07:22 pm (UTC)Peanut butter + sugar sounds awesome, but I'm guessing it's not actually that good. Alas.