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Orontes river during the day

I am a foodie though

Falafel hummus, this is generic food in the middle East.
You have the falefel balls (looks like beans cake) the hummus with olive oil(yummy), the flat bread and some vegetables.

Sunset

Orontes river

Antayka is located in Hatay province of southern Turkey, it's bordered by the meditarian sea and Idleb Governorate of Northwest Syria( less than 1 hour drive to Syria) the border is closed because of the war, I was told by my Turkish friend that prior to the war people do go too idleb for groceries and vegetables because they are cheaper compared to Antakya.
Antakya has a beautiful landscape, it's a mountanious region and the city is situated in a valley with the famous Orontes river running across the center of the city onto Syria.
I didn't do much sightseeing here though as I was there for work related visit.
Enjoy the few shots

I visited Turkey for the first time fee weeks ago and it was such a wonderful experience.
Turkey is a big Country in terms of land Mass not as big as Nigeria though but it us huge in comparism to neighboring countries(about 700,000 sqr km). It's diverse in culture, language, religion and even geographical local (part is located in Asia and the other part in Europe).
In Turkey you have the Turks, kurds, minority Arabs,amanians .
I visited 3 cities during my stay Antayka , Gaziantep and Istanbul.

Exploring Turkey

Views.

The Roman Theatre.

My crib.

Teaser4:
what a view....
PS: sorry for derailing your thread

Where is this?

Office buddies , there are lots of street cats in Amman just like having street dogs without a owner in Nigeria.

I have only been to Amman since I arrived but I planned exploring other cities during my stay.
Prior to my visit I had this myopic picture of Jordan being a developing country in the desert but I I was amazed to see the level of development with the little I have seen (24hours electricity is a measure of development for me) , also the country is situated in a desert but water is readily available though you have to pay for it. It baffels me if this small country with almost no natural resources can have 24 hours electricity (not blink since I got here) and good water in the desert, I wonder what our electoral leaders are doing with all the returns from our natural resources.
Christins and Muslim cohabit happily together here (in the picture a church can be been between the mosques).
Jordan is becoming more open with regards to dressing, you can see alot of western influence from their dressing, no strick rules compared to other countries in the region but in moderation; bumshorts,sleeveless and body revealing clothes are not allowed for women (applies to both locals and foreigners), trouser is generally accepted.

It's been two weeks since I arrived Amman Jordan.and it's been an interesting g experience.
Jordan is a relatively safe country in the middle East, it's boarded in the North by Syria, In the west by Israel and west bank(Palestine) and in the east by Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
It's a small Country in landmass and Pop(approx 10m) about one-third of the population are refuges from neighboring war-torn countries. Also Palestinians Arab have settled and integrated into Jordan over the years.
Tourism is the mainstay of it's economy but the rising humanitarian needs In neighboring Countries has made Jordan a hub for NGOs and other IO which in turn is having a positive impact on the economy most especially in the real estate sector and small scale business.
Jordan Is a predominantly Muslim Country while about 5 percentage of the population are christains. Arabic is the official language but few people speaks English also, it runs a constitutional monarch (King Abdullah 11), strong international relationship with the west most especially with the US and in the the middle East Jordan has good bilateral relationship with most Countries and Jordan is always diplomatic in it's approach.
Offical working days are Sunday to Thursday (I'm still trying to adapt to this though.

Up schoollll

Teaser4:
following bro....remember you during our days in abeograms... na person wey know you oh.. gonna keep my identity close, cos this forum is weird...never knew you use NL, until I come across your thread on here...we're friends on fb too... have fun bro

Will be updating this with my recent trips within Germany, and also few pictures from Paris and Geneva.
I recently moved to Amman Jordan for work and I will definitely explore the region. Just follow the quoted link here

jerikoyan:
I created a new trend for it though I don't have pictures of the canyon already as my visit isn't until Saturday but some random pictures during my few days are available there
@klexycole @neyoalao

https://www.nairaland.com/4253185/visit-grand-canyon-national-park

Koblenz Germany.

Rail track linking Switzerland to Germany, Geneva to Bonn( Germany) takes wroughly 6.30hours with the train.

Geneva Chemin de Balaxert

Downtown Geneva

Downtown Geneva, the cables are for the buses, the city is bicycle friendly with lanes for cylist.

Lake Geneva

Geneva lake

Geneva Lake( Lac Leman) is one of the famous lakes in Europe, it's overlooked by the Alps, people go swimming there during summer.
Geneva is a beautiful city and nature friendly, you will see lots of green gardens, also its environmental friendly as most of the public buses are cable electric buses, also I have seen more Tesla's electric cars here than I have seen on other European countries.
The city is just too expensive a decent meal cost 25 Swiss franc (9k naira), while in metropolitan Germany/ France you can get a decent meal under 10 euros (4500 naira). Rent is crazily expensive (there are lots of expatriate working with international NGOs and UN)

Hey guys, I will be updating this thread with some amazing pictures of Amman Jordan.
I will be in Amma for some months and hopefully I will be able to explore as much as I can
Also few pictures taken is Geneva few weeks ago,I wish I had enough time to visit the Alps.
Some amazing pictures taken in the south of Paris also, I won't be opening a new thread will post all here.

Victoriousvic:
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Victoriousvic:
PROMPT #52: PLACE IN THE WORLD

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A dead silent cabin house in the woods located in the southern suburb of Paris, away from the craziness of the city.

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