This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Madaba, Mount Neba, and onto the Dead Sea We drove from Amman to Madaba, where there is an ancient 6th century Greek Orthodox church that has a lot of Mosaic artwork, including a map of the Holy Land (also in mosaic). The drive was…
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This post is part of a series called Jordan Nov 2013 Amman, Jordan Nov 2013 We had contemplated crossing over from Israel into Jordan by the overland crossing from Jerusalem as the border crossing to Jordan was not far away. Israel is a small country and it is never too far to get anywhere. Researched…
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This post is part of a series called Israel Nov 2013 Mahane Yahuda market, Jerusalem Next day, we were planned to leave for Amman, Jordan, in the afternoon; so decided to check out the Mahane Yahuda Market. Olives everywhere Lots of fresh fruit everywhere, and plenty of shoppers Oranges, Grapefruit etc Nuts of all kinds Arabic…
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This post is part of a series called Israel Nov 2013 Jerusalem old city Nov 2013 Left Tel Aviv on local bus #480 to Jerusalem; took 18 shekels each (about $5) and about 1 hour to reach the Jerusalem Central Station. From a fellow passenger, found out that the hotel was close to this station,…
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This post is part of a series called Israel Nov 2013 Biblical lands; here we come Tel Aviv Nov 2013 Started by flying to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt. I fully expected tight security and it started at the El Al counter in Frankfurt. We got asked a lot of questions, and bags were checked for…
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