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Paul made it safely at around midnight on the 6th and yesterday we hit the ground running. First a nice walk downtown then to The Roman Theater, Temple of Hercules (built around AD 162-166), and The Citadel. All amazing, and after discovering the local Uber and Careem methods of transport, we could maneuver much quicker within the city without climbing all those steep hills.
We were able to walk around at our leisure until early evening and admire panoramic views of the city, all while listening to the chaotic, yet soothing, sounds of Islamic prayer blasted from loud speakers on mosques around the city. The best part was that there were very few tourists and we practically had the place to ourselves. At one point the sounds of prayer were so haunting that it felt like the large stones of the ruins were trying to tell me something. A really fantastic day although my hips are aching. Oh well, it was worth it.
Beautiful scenery and interesting sounds!