October 8/08We arrived in Palmyra via a public bus which took us approximately 3 1/2 hours to get there from Aleppo. Palmyra was a major stop along the Silk Road. The City of Palms is actually an oasis known to

Our journey today took us to Crac des Chevaliers, Syria's #1 tourist attraction. Perched high up on a hill overlooking the Christian Valley, the Crac or castle, is a medieval fortress right out of the movie, "Kingdom of Heaven".For those