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Tuesday 2004-05-11 - Palmyra, Syria
Impressive Romans
After lunch with (again) a cup of lentil soup we walk to the ruins of the Roman city of Palmyra. Enormously impressive, more so than even the Acropolis in Athens, we think. Not only is it visible that here was an enormous city here in Roman times (600,000 people lived here in the first century) but along the big avenue where a surprising number of columns are still standing we also see remnants of the sewer system that make it clear what an enormous feat of engineering this city was.
Apart from the museum (in the big temple of Bel) which happens to be closed when we get there, entry to the whole site is free, and we roam around for several hours. Of course, I take lot of pictures as well!
