The third and final set of pictures of Damascus. I am exalted at the near taste of freedom from uploading pictures and trying my patience but good things do come to those who wait, some times. To pick up from where we halted yesterday, the following group of shots were taken in Abu El Ezz restaurant. The first one shows two young men making food, and you can actually see the door from which you enter the vast multi-storey premises to the left of the food-makers.

Two views inside the restaurant, and one from the window right by where I was seated.

Again with the streets of Damascus, the first picture shows a man who makes fixing shoes his profession, and the other features two boys cleaning shoes, I presume, and one of them is having a sandwich while he’s at it.

I loved the facade of this building, I am not sure why. It seemed very real and very beautiful. Next to it is an old door in a very narrow street, you can see the shadow of the bus and a man walking past the door; that’s additional relish for you.

People going about their daily business, how real they seem as opposed to the worn-out images we see in the news.

Finalmente, “Al Qaryeh” restaurant where I had my lunch. The place was very nice and the weather absolutely pleasant - the food was not that good though. It was cold and I did not really enjoy it that well because I was already semi-full. Nonetheless, it was a good stop.

This concludes “A day in Damascus” series, I would’ve preferred to post all the pictures in one entry but that was an impossibility given the current state of the machines I operate. At all costs, I hope those pictures would give a “human” face to the people in Syria, and I certainly hope you enjoyed them.

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