Azraq Lodge
Azraq, Jordan
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A Jesus day
This was a very long day but we visited many places all to do with the New Testament. We left Jerusalem at 6-15am and drove to Tel Aviv where we changed cars and set off for the day. We were a small group again. There was a young woman, Teiko, from Tokyo and a lovely young couple, Rebecca and Bram originally from Melbourne but working as lawyers in London at the moment. Our guide was Jacob who certainly let us know how much he knew. He told us he had two PhDs, ...
Desert Castle's
... Amra which is the most famous of the desert castles, the building that's left is just a small part of the actually castle but they are restoring it and it has some good examples of early islamic art (when it was secular) decorating the insides. Being only small it didn't take long to look around but we did stop with some bedouin for tea by the fire and were encouraged to try and drum along (poorly) to the radio :D
We finished the tea and then to Qasr Azraq which ...
Desert Castles, Jerash and the Iraqi Border
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The desert castles- Qasr Kharaneh, Qasr Azraq and Qusayr Amra- are in the eastern desert of Jordan. The term desert castle is a misnomer for both Qasr Kharaneh and Qusayr Amra, since the former’s function is unclear but believed to be a caravanserai ("hotel" for caravans) as well as an agricultural center from the 8th century AD, and the latter was a royal bath house, part of a much larger estate. Azraq fort is ...
So it begins.
A quick little jump across the pond lands us at Ben Gurion, Israel's go-to airport for all international destinations. We have a hell of a time moseying on through security's interview process for all incoming passengers and have a bus pick us up for the ride to Jerusalem where we will be posted for the majority of the following 3 weeks. No sooner ...
Les châteaux du désert
... citernes d’eau. Devant nous, sur une colline, une ancienne mosquée à arches nous offre un peu d’ombre. À droit, un gardien vêtu du traditionnel habit bédouin garde l’entrée du palais. Ce château a été construit sur les fondations d’une église byzantine construite en basalte noir. Des demi escaliers témoignent des deux étages supérieurs que comptaient le fort durant ses meilleures années. Au fond du rez-de-chaussée, ...
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