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| Prep School Where Reem Works, Inspired by the King's Experience at Deerfield Academy |
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| Mosaic Found at Mt. Nebo |
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| View from Mt. Nebo |
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| Another View from Mt. Nebo |
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| Yet Another View from Mt. Nebo |
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| Same Territory From Another Vantage Point |
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| And Another |
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| Oldest Known Map of the Holy Land (Dated Between AD 542 and 570) |
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| More of the Mosaic (the new friend who brought me here said that when she was a child, anyone could walk over it!) |
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| The Greek Orthodox Church That Houses the Mosaic Map |
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| New Mosaic: Jesus Raising Lazarus |
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| New Mosaic: The Triumphal Entry |
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| New Mosaic: Jesus in the Temple (?) |
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| The Mosaic Church (thankfully, the mosaic is now roped off) |
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| Haret Jdoudna, Restaurant Recommended by Sarah K.! |
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| Some of Lunch (Reem sent me home with three doggy bags!) |
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| My New Friend and Hostess for the Day, Reem |
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| Nope, They're Not Everywhere. But They Are Here! |
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4 comments:
This post makes me SO HAPPY!!!
The light in those scenery shots from Mt. Nebo is stunning! Beautiful photos, and so glad you had a hostess to show you around--yay!
I'm almost certain I studied that mosaic in my medieval art history course at PC--I'll have to go look it up now. Way to soak up the culture all over the place!
You keep making me jealous with all these food photos--maybe it's time for me to get more creative in the kitchen, eh? : )
So, Gretchen, you want to try making McDonald's food at home? :-) Just kidding. The food IS pretty good here, but some of it takes a long time to fix. My hostess and I talked about what foods one usually makes at home and what foods one usually gets from a restaurant. It's interesting to identify these for each culture. For example, she says that falafel is something people usually buy from a restaurant.
The mosaics are super neat, especially the map one!
I love food and the kitchen and trying new things . . . and I'd just love to dip my hand into that lovely spread. Is it easier to eat "healthy" in that culture? I often feel like I'm in an uphill battle for healthy eating here because it tends to be counter-cultural. But even they have McD's, so choices still have to be made, eh?! :)
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