Customers walk out of the ice cream parlor Bakdash, a time-honored shop established in 1895, in Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the old city of Damascus, Syria, Feb. 9, 2012. Since the anti-government movement erupted in mid-March last year, Syrians have been bracing for the worse and worse situations. Lots of residents in Damascus still keep coming to Bakdash as usual to enjoy a leisure time. (Xinhua/Qin Haishi)