Syria

Syria - January, 2008: Syrian landsacpe enroute by train (Tauris Express) from Istanbul to Aleppo, Syria. (photo by: Christopher Herwig)

Syria - January, 2008: Syrian landsacpe enroute by train (Tauris Express) from Istanbul to Aleppo, Syria. (photo by: Christopher Herwig)

Syria - January, 2008: Syrian landsacpe enroute by train (Tauris Express) from Istanbul to Aleppo, Syria. (photo by: Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Local restaurant in Aleppo, with several photos of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with Hezbollah leaders on the wall. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Young boys playing football outside the Citadel in downtwon Aleppo which was first built between 364-333 BC while the majority of the present day structure dates back to Mamluk rule between 1250-1517 AD. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Young boys playing football outside the Citadel in downtwon Aleppo which was first built between 364-333 BC while the majority of the present day structure dates back to Mamluk rule between 1250-1517 AD. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Citadel in downtwon Aleppo was first built between 364-333 BC while the majority of the present day structure dates back to Mamluk rule between 1250-1517 AD. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Busy street leading up to the Citadel in downtwon Aleppo which was first built between 364-333 BC while the majority of the present day structure dates back to Mamluk rule between 1250-1517 AD. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Busy street leading up to the Citadel in downtwon Aleppo which was first built between 364-333 BC while the majority of the present day structure dates back to Mamluk rule between 1250-1517 AD. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Man delivers flat bread on his bike in the narrow streets of Aleppo. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Children on their way to school in center of Aleppo. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Children on their way to school in center of Aleppo. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Spice shop in the Aleppo Souk (bazaar).

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Spice shop in the Aleppo Souk (bazaar).

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Meat hanging on the wall in a butcher shop in the Aleppo Souk (bazaar).

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Portrait of a syrian man in the Aleppo bazaar.

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Camel's neck and head in the vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) which dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: Spice shop in the Aleppo Souk (bazaar).

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)

Aleppo, Syria - January, 2008: The vilabrant Aleppo Souk (bazaar) dates back to the 13th century and is the heart of the city Aleppo one of the oldest cities in the world, at roughly 8000 years. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)