With better weather than our first day in Hama, we went for a look around the town. We decided to walk along the river to see a group of four norias (water wheels). The ancient water wheels are an impressive sight, it would just be nice if they were moving. Considering the amount of rain that has fallen recently, you would think that the rivers would be high enough for them to be turning.
Walking back along the rather litter strewn riverside, three children ran up to us to say hello and ask to have their photo taken. It is funny watching their faces light up when they get to see themselves on the screen, especially as afterwards they always say thank you and run off.
Back in town we bought some food from the market and on the way back to the hotel we stopped so I could try halawat al-jibn, a cheese based dessert. The raw cheese is soaked to remove the salt and then melted and stretched to make a dough. Once rolled out it is filled with kashta a creamy dessert filling. It was pretty good, but had a slightly strange texture.
Back at the hotel we attempted to upload some photos and to get the blog up to date. Alas we are really struggling with the internet in Syria. Yahoo, Google and Facebook keep dropping out and the connection seems to come and go. It looks like we will have to keep trying every time we stop.
Our last dinner in Hama was spent in the room, once again dining on a whole roast chicken. We have a comparatively short ride of about 50km to Homs tomorrow; all we have to do is get our bikes and luggage down the eight flights of stairs!
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