In Syria

We are now in Syria! After Capadochia we took a long bus ride to Mt. Nemrut and saw the famous face statues at the top (pics to come) and then went to Urfa, where Abraham was allegedly born and turned something into fish. Near Urfa we also saw the beehive houses of Harran. From there we went to Antep, home to an amazing museum with mosaics from the Roman city of Zeugam. Then we crossed the border into Syria. Now we are in Halab (Alleppo). There is a very good citadel and souq (market) here, and today we saw the basillica where Saint Simon sat on a column for 40 years. It was a great site, but Saint Simon seemed to have been a bit weird. Apparently the game 'Simon says' comes from him. Tomorrow we are of toLAttakia where we plan to see Saladin's castle.