Banter with President Bartlett - aka Martin Sheen (Aleppo, Syria - 3 Aug)

Alex and I were quietly sipping Lebanese beer and enjoying a nargileh in the Sissi Bar of the Christian quarter of Al-Jdeidah. I spied a familiar face in a group leaving and jumped ten metres in the air when I realised it was none other than Martin Sheen - or President Josiah Bartlett to West Wing fans. I approached him and soon we were talking about the archeological dig he was visiting, the fact that he loved speaking Latin in WW and our travel exploits. Fantastic!