Welcome!

Matt and I went to the middle east for the holidays. It was amazing. We started off by flying into Rome (not technically part of the middle east), and spending a few days with my friends Amber and Gordon, and their two daughters Maisie and Beattie. We then went on to Beirut, Lebanon, taking side trips to Byblos and Baalbak (in the Bakaa valley). Then we went to Damascus, and from there to Palmyra and then to Krak de Chevalliers (the crusader castle–never conquered!). Then on to Petra (!) and back to Damascus for a couple of days before flying out.

Amazing.

For anyone interested, there are photos on flickr.

There are actually lots and lots of photos on flickr. But I’ve made it a little easier by compiling a highlights set.

And, of course, my photos are the ones I took. For the rest (including any photos actually of me) you’ll have to check out Matt’s flickr.

I would suggest that you at least look at his Baalbak set, since I didn’t bring my camera on that trip.