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AJ.
06-17-2008, 08:46 PM
As most of you already know, I went on a trip to visit my grandparents for three weeks and I just came back. While I was there, I visited many interesting places and some very old landmarks. So I'd like to share some pictures I took while I was there. Oh, and I'm not going to say where I went (I gave clues in another thread before I left). The first person that guesses where these pictures were taken wins a cookie! lol :grin:


Without further ado, here are the pics.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05374.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05390.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05392.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05393.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05482.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05492.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05493.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05495.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05536.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/DSC05537.jpg
PP Mguire
06-17-2008, 09:16 PM
India?
AJ.
06-17-2008, 09:18 PM
Nope. lol
typh4u
06-17-2008, 09:20 PM
Looks like Greece.
AJ.
06-17-2008, 09:21 PM
Looks like Greece.

Close, but no cigar.
typh4u
06-17-2008, 09:25 PM
Portugal?
PP Mguire
06-17-2008, 09:26 PM
Saudi Arabia?
AJ.
06-17-2008, 09:29 PM
Saudi Arabia?

Getting closer, but still no cigar.

Here's a clue: This country has one of the oldest cities in the world.
typh4u
06-17-2008, 09:31 PM
Israel
AJ.
06-17-2008, 09:32 PM
Israel

Getting hotter.
PP Mguire
06-17-2008, 09:35 PM
Im thinking Assassins Creed now. Syria?
typh4u
06-17-2008, 09:38 PM
Turkey?
AJ.
06-17-2008, 09:41 PM
Im thinking Assassins Creed now. Syria?

Bingo!

Hope you like chocolate chip. lol :)

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o180/RC18MT/ca686280.jpg
PP Mguire
06-17-2008, 09:45 PM
Ah yup that was actualy my first guess but the pics sorta threw me off. And yea i love chocolate chip.

So hows Damascus. Anything like the game?
AJ.
06-17-2008, 09:49 PM
Those pics were taken in the umayyad mosque, souq al hamidi, and tartous. It a beautiful place but it's so crowded. It's a whole different experience.

I never played the game so I wouldn't know. But from the screen shots I saw it looked pretty close.
PP Mguire
06-17-2008, 09:51 PM
Very nice. Id love to view some of these old cities one day but when your poor your stuck.
AJ.
06-17-2008, 10:01 PM
Getting there is expensive, but once your there everything is super cheap compared to the US. It's probably cheaper going to Syria for 2 weeks then going to Hawaii for 5 days. You could rent out a fully furnished 1500sq ft home for an entire month there for $300.
PP Mguire
06-17-2008, 11:28 PM
Wow thats crazy. Also, Hawaii has a high standard of living and the prices are worse than Cali.
werty316
06-18-2008, 01:51 AM
I don't see any pics, and the reasons is: Photobucket got hacked

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9923/clipboard01uv4.th.png (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=clipboard01uv4.png)

AH HA HA HA!
tyle6
06-18-2008, 02:04 AM
Turkey!!!! or iran?
AJ.
06-18-2008, 02:12 AM
Turkey!!!! or iran?

Already been solved. It's Sryia. ;-)
tyle6
06-18-2008, 02:16 AM
LOL thats funny, as soon as i saw the pics i showed my G/f and said remind you of assassins creed or what? and she agreed! shouldda known!!
joz
06-18-2008, 02:18 AM
egypt.
PP Mguire
06-18-2008, 04:04 AM
I don't see any pics, and the reasons is: Photobucket got hackedThey are deff not the best. AI is simply the best.

LOL thats funny, as soon as i saw the pics i showed my G/f and said remind you of assassins creed or what? and she agreed! shouldda known!!Yea i already said that.
Victor
06-18-2008, 05:40 AM
some nice pix man.
PP Mguire
06-18-2008, 05:53 AM
How much did it cost you in flight tickets from Cali if you dont mind.
AJ.
06-18-2008, 05:54 AM
How much did it cost you in flight tickets from Cali if you dont mind.

About $1500 round trip including taxes and fees.
PP Mguire
06-18-2008, 05:55 AM
Hmm ok nvm. Id rather go on a cruise to the Bahamas again for that price.
AJ.
06-18-2008, 06:09 AM
Hmm ok nvm. Id rather go on a cruise to the Bahamas again for that price.

The price I got is pretty cheap actually. Around this time of the year it's more around $2000-$2300 depending on which company you fly with. Visiting during the fall or winter time is much cheaper to fly and the weather is nicer over there during those times of the year.

But if you were to go, I would go with a tour group or something. You're not going to know your way around and not speaking Arabic makes things 100x more difficult.

Going there definitely takes allot of energy, but in the end it's definitely worth it. I think you'd enjoy yourself more going there than the Bahamas. Skip a year of vacationing and save up. You won't regret it. ;-)

Oh, and thanks Victor. :)
PP Mguire
06-18-2008, 07:44 AM
Well we dont take a vacation ever year. Maybe like once every 10 years. And when i went to the Bahamas the cruise was a blast. I think if i went id prolly take the Alaskan cruise instead. 2 weeks ;D
AJ.
06-18-2008, 01:43 PM
Well we dont take a vacation ever year. Maybe like once every 10 years. And when i went to the Bahamas the cruise was a blast. I think if i went id prolly take the Alaskan cruise instead. 2 weeks ;D

Nice. I heard Alaska is awesome. I know some people that went on a cruise to Alaska a couple years back and they had fun. They did say it got boring after a while, though. lol
PP Mguire
06-18-2008, 05:58 PM
Well when i went on a crusie to the Bahamas i had a blast and we where only out for 3 days. Left me wanting a longer trip. I didnt have time at all to sleep and i was only 15. So i couldnt gamble or drink or anything.
zachig
06-18-2008, 06:18 PM
Nice pictures! :grin:

Ahhhhh....I wish I could go to Damscus and Syria in general.

Too bad we (Israel) don't have peace and/or diplomatic relations with Syria...:frown:

So the only way I can visit there is if I had a foreign citizenship or...much better...if we had peace with them.

Let's hope it'll happen in the near future...

That's it...ENOUGH POLITICS. ;-)
AJ.
06-18-2008, 06:40 PM
Nice pictures! :grin:

Ahhhhh....I wish I could go to Damscus and Syria in general.

Too bad we (Israel) don't have peace and/or diplomatic relations with Syria...:frown:

So the only way I can visit there is if I had a foreign citizenship or...much better...if we had peace with them.

Let's hope it'll happen in the near future...

That's it...ENOUGH POLITICS. ;-)

I do wish that everybody would learn to live with each other in harmony. Sadly, my hopes for winning the lottery are higher than my hopes for seeing world peace. And I don't even play the lottery. :frown:

I guess the best we could do is to treat others like you would want to be treated. Nobody wants to be treated like crap.
Limbo
06-18-2008, 07:15 PM
I do wish that everybody would learn to live with each other in harmony. Sadly, my hopes for winning the lottery are higher than my hopes for seeing world peace. And I don't even play the lottery. :frown:

I guess the best we could do is to treat others like you would want to be treated. Nobody wants to be treated like crap.

QFT! :wink:

Thanks for sharing AJ. really nice pics, not at all familiar with the area but I was wondering if the shot with the water in the background was a salt mine or???
AJ.
06-18-2008, 07:24 PM
QFT! :wink:

Thanks for sharing AJ. really nice pics, not at all familiar with the area but I was wondering if the shot with the water in the background was a salt mine or???

No, they're actually preparing the ground for a concrete path to be poured there. I guess the white stuff you're seeing is fine rock that's heavily packed. ;-)
zachig
06-18-2008, 08:26 PM
I guess the best we could do is to treat others like you would want to be treated. Nobody wants to be treated like crap.
I totally agree with you! :icon_tiphat: