Yesterday we (all 33 of us) took a charter bus to the city of Bludan which is Northwest of Damscus, in the AntiLebanon mountains. We ate at a wondeful restaurant that had a spring running through it. It had nice canvas canopies to keep the sun off, and it was so nice and cool. They served us TONS of great, Syrian food. We had so much, that when the brought dessert (fruit) they put it on the two table next to us, and we moved to the other tables. There simply wasn't room at our tables. I don't think I've ever been served quite so much food! I tried almost everything-hommos, taboola, baaba ghanooj, tahina,chicken, lamb-except the raw lamb (I don't know what it's called here)!
Can you find me in the pictures? Look on the right side half way down the table! The stand on the left that looks like a tin can is actually called "Hubbly, Bubbly". It's has a little bit of tobacco with a lot of flavoring, such as apple, rose, strawberry, and people smoke it. It's all the rage right now, and you see people having a hubbly bubbly after meals or with coffee. It isn't obnoxious like cigarette smoke unless you are in a tiny cafe and everyone is doing it.
