Ishtar

Jordan is amazing. Everyone should make sure they float in the Dead Sea at least once in their life. Just a quick note , off to Amman to try and get my screen on my laptop replaced so I can catchup sometime. Photos as soon as possible ...

... in the distance.   After a couple of hours of touring (and mosaic shopping), we finally got to the Kempinski Ishtar Dead Sea Resort.  The location of the resort was magnificent with spectacular views and sunsets over the Dead Sea.  In ...

... I spent time in the internet cafe (seemed to be the only one and I think they overcharged me) and dinner back at Ishtar Hotel, fattening up for my trip back to Aberdeen. By the way please excuse the typing, not sure why some of the words ...

... of the Ishtar Gate. Constructed in approximately 575 BC by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II and dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the blue tiled surfaces of the gate is supplemented by the inclusion of bas-relief rows of Gryphon and Auroch. ...

... of Zeus and Hera (Athena) along with many other Mesopotamian Assyrian, Babylonian and Islamic Artifacts including the Babylonian Gate of Ishtar, the main attraction I wanted to see in Berlin.   On the way to the museum I got distracted by several ...

... 8364;/2-persoonskamer) noch Hotel Ishtar hadden een kamer vrij en zo kwamen we tenslotte terecht in Hotel Bel (recht tegenover Hotel Ishtar). Een zeer eenvoudig hotel, weinig luxe (douche zonder warm water), kleine kamers maar toch netjes en niet te duur ...

... took the '30mins highlights tour' as dictated by the audio guide and walked towards the "Hellenistic & Roman Artefacts" before moving to the Ishtar Gate. The Babylonian Ishtar Gate is made of glazed blue tiles from the 6th Century B.C. We moved to ...

... Babylon, the Ishtar Gate. This is the 8th gate to the city of Babylon and it was dedicated to the Babylonian Goddess Ishtar. WOW!!! Talk about make you feel small! Who would have thought you’d find those in Berlin!!! Something that was quite a ...

...   The altar was something I had been looking forward to and it didn't disappoint.  Also located here is the Ishtar Gate from ancient Babylon which it reconstructed in a large room complete with the colorful paintings of lions and beasts on ...