Travel Reference
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In the late 12
th
and early 13
th
Century numerous earthquakes caused some damage and re-
quired further rebuilding.
To give us some appreciation of the phonics of the chapel/mosque, Mohammed recited pas-
sages of the Koran. It was very impressive, his voice droning on in the manner of a muezzin
calling the faithful to prayer.
We moved on to the hotel, which was itself in the form of a castle, with most of the rooms
able to look up to Krak itself.
From here, the journey was to Aleppo via Hama, the Cardo Maximus in Apamea, Serjilla
one of the Dead Cities and then Maarat-al-Numan with its wealth of mosaics in an ancient
caravanserai.
To digress, I noticed over and over again that Ferris Wheels were one of the amusements
of choice throughout Syria. There seemed to be one in just about every town.
