Fridays are for wandering.

So on Friday, God Day, basically Sunday in the US, pretty much every shop is closed, except for some of the Christian shops. So we usually take this day to walk around and see what's going on.

This is Leo basking in the glory of God.



This is him doing a similar thing. He's pretty into metal, and the Syrian alternative scene consists of metal-heads, so this is a pretty perfect picture for the person and the situation.



Alex is afraid of the mountain Qasiyyoun that looms in the background wherever you are in Syria.



He really can't get over it.



A happy park scene. Lots of people are out because very few people are working. Friday is the first day of the weekend.



Two little kids holding hands. Lots of people of the same sex hold hands here. Especially kids and old people. We were told by our insider Nebras that if two shabaab are holding hands in the Old City, it means they're more than friends. Given that I've never seen anyone under the age of 50 and over the age of 10 holding hands outside of the Old City, I believe this is probably true.



What?



Seriously, what?



Explosion Shoes. I'm not even going to touch this one.



Nice little pond in the park. A brass band was playing such things as a Beatles cover in the background past the pond.



People enjoying the park. Little kids on the playground. Remind me again why the US government wants to bomb this country?