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| Jordan River |
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| There's Israel! It's divided by the Jordan River... I'm standing in Jordan taking the pic :) |
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| Mosaic depicting Book of Mormon Tree of Life, done by a Muslim artist |
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| Something about this CocaCola sign I loved |
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| Camels just chillin off the road |
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| Umm Qais with my fam :) View: Sea of Galilee & Golan Heights (Syria) Interesting site with ruined Roman city & intact Ottoman-Era village It's also the location where Jesus cast out demons from 2 possessed men into herd of swine, which then ran into the Sea & drowned. |
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| Mukawer: ruins on top of the hill are from King Herod the Great, location where John the Baptist was beheaded. |
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| Roman road at Umm Qais |
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| The Wailing Wall. Not sure anyone was actually wailing though ;) |
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| Souk in Jerusalem. We walked passed lots of stores with their spices displayed like that! |
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| Jerusalem. You know...just makin sure nobody does anything crazy! |
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| Spot where Christ was crucified. A church was built on top of it and they really decked out the spot! I imagined it would be outside on the top of a hill....like it was about 2000 years ago :) For me it was a bit disappointing, for others it's a very meaningful spot to worship. |
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| Garden of Gethsemane, Olive Trees dated from 12th Century although testing on some root material indicate some of the wood could be dated at 2300 years old! |
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| Jerash is a very well preserved ancient Roman city One of my favorite places I visited! |
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| Jerash |
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| Jerash. Love the detail on these Corinthian columns |
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| The Dead Sea. Saltier than the Great Salt Lake...no brine shrimp even live in it. Just rub some Dead Sea mud on & then soak in the salt water & all your woes will be gone :) |
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| Petra! |
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| Hey Buddy |
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| ancient dwellings in Petra |
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| Petra |
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| Monastery at Petra |
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| Last but not least, the city of Amman! |
