I went through the nearly 2,000 photos that Derek and I took during our week-long stay in Syria and the photo below is by far the best of the bunch. I would like to take credit for it but this one belongs to Derek. I believe this was taken during our last night while walking in Damascus. After a 5 hour Damascus shopping spree, we were on our way back to the hotel. We took a side street off of Straight Street and happened upon a couple of metal shop workers still working–around 9 PM or so. We initially passed them up but Derek had the good sense to go back and ask if he could get a photo of their shop. That’s how a great picture is made.
I hope to have all of the pictures (not all 2,000 but the best of the bunch) posted by the end of May. I also hope to post some more stories and highlights from the trip so keep reading. Thanks!
Damascus metal shop workers
