Day 23 - Aleppo

This morning Leah had some serious stomach pains and general sickness - but since we ate a variety of suspect food the night before we're not able to nail down the culprit. Thankfully I am fine so Leah just laid up in bed all day.

I met a Tunisian/Belgian man that morning and we walked for lunch. I led him to the restaurant where Leah, Leila and I had so much fun and enjoyed the food but for some reason he was really miserable about the whole thing and was quite rude to the staff. I made a mental note not to become friends with this man, but he is to lead me to an ancient medical/mental hospital museum so I can't extricate myself just yet.

The hospital is very peaceful, and it is full of descriptions of historical Arabic scientists and philosophers. They have quite a few examples of early medical tools, but without descriptions in English or Arabic we can only guess at what some of the pieces are for. The corridors are very high and narrow, and despite the brutal heat outside the air here is cool and comfortable.

By the afternoon Leah is feeling 50% better, so this is good news. I have a few beers with an Englishman, and Dane and the Tunisian and we talked about politics, travelling and pretty much everything.