|
|
|||||
|
|
The tour Members |
The Name of the tour |
|||
| Micky the planner | |||||
| Jim the sketcher | |||||
| Mark the scholar | |||||
| Marilyn the designer | |||||
| Elisabeth the beloved |
The date of the tour |
||||
| Mary Kay the collector | |||||
| Michael the rogue male | |||||
| Carole the trooper | |||||
| Meli the time keeper | |||||
|
Less than a month
before the tour started, the State department issued a travel warning for
Syria . E-mails went back and forth among the tour members. Should we
cancel our tour? The decision was made without hesitation. The reply
emails were short and clear : " I am in " said Mark. The rest
of the emails started coming in with only two words : "Me too".
After three days in Istanbul, the group met with Meli and had one more
fabulous day in Istanbul before we left for our journey which every
one has been anticipating for a long time. Micky had records of every article
printed, published, scribbled about Syria. Even if we were to be
lost among the sand dunes in the desert, we knew Mary Kay would take us to
a unique restaurant. We agreed: here we come, Syria and Jordan, we
will explore your people, history, art, food, ruins, music. We will
even see the whirling dervishes!! And we did... Our
Journal and our pictures of the tour are the witness to our dream
come true. Love
|
|||||
