Today we had a 7 hour layover in Damascus en route from Aleppo to Istanbul. We had wanted to see the Crac des Chevaliers but hadn't been able to yet. Always up for a ridiculous and pointless challenge, we started asking the rental car companies how much for the day. 3 Day minimum they told us. And no map. The Crac is 3 hours away. Sounds great! Lets roll. :-)