Snow in Zabadany
(feb 2005 )
Many Syrian bloggers posted photos of Zabadany and Bloudan towns. Actually I thought a lot before posting these photos, then I thought that I have to show people who know this area that they have to take a walk around and not only stay at their flats and restaurants to enjoy the same views each time they go there.
It was one of the craziest trips that we have ever planed to; the forecast said it will be a snowy day especially in the mounts, but we decided to make a barbeque party in one of our friend's flats in Zabadany where the temperature will be about (0 c,-30f).
The water at our friend's house wasn't guaranteed, and even if there was water, it would be frozen.. we left Damascus at Friday morning, the snow was falling, but we insists to go there..
We reached Bloudan and we went in a few hours walk through some farms in the mountain. Then we went to our friend's house on the other side from the valley.
Everything went well till we discovered that the road was blocked, and the only way the reach there, was through a road that crosses the top of the mountain, so we left our cars there, and then we carried all the barbeque stuff and the food and stereo and walk liked an army through the snowy mountain to reach our destiny..
Finally we reached the house, but there was another problem, the door was impossible to open,it was swelled because of the high humidity, and we tried to open it and after 20 minutes we could.
Now we made the barbeque issue and ate and after the sun wnet down we decided to go back of course.
Swelled because of cold weather, tired because of the great conditions, we went into the cars to go back home… but SURPRISE!! :
The the snow under the cars was frozen and turned into glass, and now we have to move the cars in any way to survive and not to go home.
We succeeded somehow, thanks god, and now let's go home, and we were praying all the time that nothing will happen to us while driving to Damascus.
Do you like to join us next time we go there?
6 Comments:
Wow i didnt c such view in syria during my visits sure i would like 2 c it :)
count me in man
surly Sinan!
and Rami, people go to Lebanon coz if you want to go to a place such as Al Euphrat lake, you have to spent over 6 ours of driving, and when you arive you will find out that civilization is so far away; no hotels, restaurants....
and even in a closer place such as Hama country sides..
Count me in too! It's true...We have wonderful nature in Syria...but we should be careful before too much turns inte desert or, a sea of cemennt and ugly builings...I think Lebanon has invested more in their places than Syria, that's all...
I agree with Catherine Labenese Knows how to keep their Nature and Historical places intact and they of course know how to market.
Hmmm, did u mean your last question?
When you say, "we" did that and "we" went and "we" etc... What do u mean by "we"? a bunch of friends or a group of hikers?
I'm so much interested in hiking and all that sort of activities, but my all time problem is that I almost know no nobody who shares this hobby with me! All my friends prefer to go for a lunch, breakfast or a dinner somewhere! Grrrrr
So, any clubs or groups? I know the "Hash" thingy in Damascus, I've tried it, but it's more like a sport than a hiking!
I like all the locations you spotlighted in your blog man.....
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