Photos of a Swedish Inline Skater in Syria

Pictures of Swedish inline speed skater Ulf Haase of Stockholm inline skating in Syria in January of 2003. Includes photos of skating among the ruins of Palmyra and in the cities of Tarta and Damascus. All Photos Copyright © Ulf Haase FROM ULF HAASE: It was a great feeling to skate in Palmyra, surrounded by roman ruins and colonnades. People were very friendly; cheering, applauding and racing against me with mopeds, tractors and a tuc-tuc" FROM ULF HAASE: "Parts of the desert road has good asphalt and in January it is not to hot to skate. There was not much traffic on that road but if you want to skate here you must have a car driving behind you to avoid being hit by the large trucks heading for Baghdad." FROM ULF HAASE: "I skated this road in Palmyra many times. Later I saw that the route could have been extended by skating on the road going to the Palmyra Race Course (outside the picture to the right)." All Photos Copyright © Ulf Haase More Pictures of Skating in Syria Visit Ulf's official Web site at UlfHaase.se and select "Menu Inline Pictures", and under 2003 select "Skating in Syria". Ulf's photo gallery includes more photos of skating in Palmyra, photos of Syrian highways and side roads, having tea (on skates) with the locals, and skating in the cities of Tartus and Damascus. Visit Our 12 Skating Forums Forums for discussing aggressive, artistic, beginning, hockey, fitness, recreational, roller basketball, roller derby, roller dancing, rollersoccer, quad skating, slalom skating, and speed skating. Related Links: Official Ulf Haase Web Site Skating in Syria Skating in 100 Countries Translate Any Web Site or Phrase