I soooooooooooo needed this break, and I am happy to report I enjoyed every minute of it! Well almost - there is always an old, dormant family issue ready to pop up and ruin everything - but I had fun regardless.
I spent the morning and nights with granny and the rest of the day with my best buddy and his fiance. I was saddened that they separated a few months back but I am happy to report they went back to each other

I am so happy for them... the last time I was in Syria I attended their engagement so it was a good thing they came back together.
I spent a good deal of time outdoors but unfortunately I didn't have the liberty of time to take "well composed" shots. My wide angle lens was my companion, even if I didn't need to take a wide angle shot. I shot a lot of "snapshots" but very very few of them turned out to be dA-good but I am gonna "deviantisize" them. You can scroll down for the rest of the images

I tried HDR photography. Unfortunately they turned out hideous. I didn't really know how HDR worked, and I couldn't take the tripod with me as well. Most of my other shots were taken from a moving car - so yeah good luck with those too.
Anyway, photos isn't the point. The point is that
I am back and as refreshed as ever!I have had a tremendous amount of exposure to
humbleness, and I
blogged about it if you're interested to read (you can find photos of granny there too).
I will attend to your deviations and journals in the coming days
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was interested what places you talked about and searched for it for my own curiousity.. got surprised that safita, damascus are that close to me.
btw i got lost a bit: where do you work and live now? how dubai comes in the view? and how regular you can visit eg your grandparents and your village?
have a nice weekend, K!!
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I currently work and live in Dubai. Basically, I lived most of my life in Saudi Arabia, and we visited Syria during the summer holidays. Then I moved to the UAE for my degree, and stayed there since, also visiting Syria during the summer. The last time I went to Syria though was during my final year in college, so it has been two years since I went to Syria.
now everything is fine and clear! hihi thanks for informing me.. hehe you smiling grandchild.. *smooch*
btw never knew you have those little holes next to your mouth when you smile.
great pics, great time you should have had. a kind welcome back from the girl.
It's great that you had fun