Dear ج, This is all that’s left of St. Simeon’s 45 foot high pillar that he sat on for three years with a chain around his neck!! Ask Miss Bleka if she’s ever heard of a penance like that. No donkeys are in the Damascus souk but there are plenty in Aleppo. I interviewed a donkey driver and gave him a tip which made him smile and met a ten year old girl like you who spoke four languages!
