Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) VI

...and finally Istanbul, a city where I could happily live...

...with its nice skyline...

Santa Sofia

fishing on the Golden Horn with the Galata tower behind

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) V

...crossing Turkey to visit Cappadocia and its magical landscapes...

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) IV

...still in Syria...

ruins in Palmyra

a Barça fan in Palmyra

the dessert 'halawat al-jin', speciality of Hama

center of Aleppo

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) III

On the Jordan-Syrian border

Damascus by night

in the Omayyad Mosque in Damascus

picturesque little town of Maalula

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) II

After Egypt, it came Jordan where I travelled with a group of American I met...

...amazing Petra...

...we went swimming in the Dead sea...

Friday night in Amman!!!

Cairo to Istanbul (nov'05) I

It is called the mother of all trips... I wish I had more time to do it again with more time...

Spectacular view of Cairo from mosque Mohammed Ali

... no need to comment...

...strolling in Cairo