I asked a cab driver in Damascus, Syria to take me to his favorite place and keep the meter running. He showed me a Damascus I never could have found on my own.
0:00 Hailing a cab and meeting Bashar
1:02 Opening Titles
3:05 Coffee & Memories
5:36 Damascus
10:40 Entering the Old City
14:24 The Nameless Breakfast Spot
19:55 A 1,300-Year-Old Mosque
24:43 A Syrian Feast
27:23 Basketball in Damascus
30:07 Day 2 in Damascus
33:39 The House of Saint Ananias
34:20 Doubts in Faith After War
36:02 What Happened in Jobar
39:03 The Ruins of His Childhood Home
40:27 The Best Shawarma in Damascus
41:53 Mount Qasioun
45:35 135-Year-Old Ice Cream
50:10 Saying Goodbye
53:24 The Final Fare