We decided one nice fall weekend to visit the Tyler City and the Tyler State Park for fall colors. Nature is beautiful if you take the time to stop and smell the roses. Roses are the fungicide and Tyler has been known as the ”Rose Capital of America” from the ancient times because of the abundant…
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A bit of Thailand in Dallas today; visited the Thai Culture & Food Festival. Great Thai food and entertainment. Traditional Thai music and dances Great Thai food
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 On the way to Amman from Petra, we stopped at Karak Castle and Dana Village Karak castle is an ancient Crusader castle in a decently preserved condition; one of 3 in the Middle East, the other 2 being in Syria. It is located in…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Petra, Jordan. Drove from Dead Sea to Petra; took about 5hrs. Went via Karak castle, which we were told was one of the best-preserved castles in Jordan; it was quite impressively built on top of a tall steep hill. Stopped for a short meal…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Dead Sea Took about 1 hour to drive from Amman to the Dead Sea via Madaba and Mount Nebo. Nice highway all the way. Once we left the outskirts of Amman the road went through some spectacular scenery as we went down the Great…
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