traveled anywhere since our trip to Seyyednaya, and we were wondering if we would ever leave the city again. This past week, however, we made up for lost time. Last weekend, we went to Aleppo for a couple of days (we will eventually write about that in a separate post), and this past Thursday we went to Bosra. We had planned previous trips to Bosra, but had canceled every time due to lack of sleep, cold weather, or Natalie’s feeding schedule. On Thursday, all the stars finally aligned. Natalie woke up at a reasonable 7:30am and managed to have a good breakfast before 10am. We then hopped in a cab and drove for 30 min to the bus station, where we bought tickets for a 12pm bus to Bosra.
Natalie ate and then slept most of the 1.5-hour bus-ride.
We arrived in the square outside the Bosra Citadel around 1:30pm—just in time for lunch.
We ate at a delicious restaurant that served roasted chicken. Natalie enjoyed her lunch of rice cereal and baby carrots, as well.
We then began exploring the town.
Bosra is famous for its black basalt ruins and theater, which is one of the largest Roman Amphitheaters ever built. After exploring the Citadel, which houses the theater, and walking around the theater’s stage and tunnels, we began to stroll around the rest of the town.
Bosra is especially interesting because people still live in and around its ruins. We saw satellite dishes protruding above ancient stone walls,
cows pastured next to them , and clotheslines beside Corinthian columns.
Natalie and the ergo baby carrier were a hit. She fell asleep soon after we arrived, sleeping through an encounter with another 7-month-old baby.
She also slept as a group of young girls wondered where the baby’s head had gone.
She woke up while it was still light out at the Bosra Cardo,
and then made a friend as we walked down the Roman main street.
Once the sun had set, we caught the 6pm bus back to Damascus, where Natalie ate, and then slept the whole way home.
It was a very successful trip.
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