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August 19th 2010
Chairs? In the desert?Chairs? In the desert?
Chairs? In the desert?
The King's Highway is a spectacular winding road - 335 kms - that traverses endless desert through most of Jordan, north to south.
As we were with Mr A, there was no such thing as just zipping through as quickly as posible, which was great by us ; we stopped at Madaba, to see the famous mosaic map, had a breezy restaurant lunch regaled by Mr A's stories of the blood-thirsty , historic past that took place literally under our feet and drove through a tiny place -Mazar - where there are holy Islamic tombs. The journey took over 10 hours and if we could do it all again with our lovely, knowledgable Mr A, we would...
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A closer look at what's over that ledgeA closer look at what's over that ledge
A closer look at what's over that ledge
Scary!
Remains of a Roman settlementRemains of a Roman settlement
Remains of a Roman settlement
The Holy tombs at MazarThe Holy tombs at Mazar
The Holy tombs at Mazar
Fab view into the hills.Fab view into the hills.
Fab view into the hills.
..and interesting little car tootling along!
Desert hillsDesert hills
Desert hills
KH, the road ahead...KH, the road ahead...
KH, the road ahead...
St George's Church, MadabaSt George's Church, Madaba
St George's Church, Madaba
6th Century Mosaic Map6th Century Mosaic Map
6th Century Mosaic Map
The oldest surviving map of the Holy Land
Kings Highway with its astounding heights and twists and turnsKings Highway with its astounding heights and twists and turns
Kings Highway with its astounding heights and twists and turns
Sun going downSun going down
Sun going down
DesertscapeDesertscape
Desertscape
Mazar crossroadsMazar crossroads
Mazar crossroads
Friendly kids, KerakFriendly kids, Kerak
Friendly kids, Kerak
Huge black mountains along part of the routeHuge black mountains along part of the route
Huge black mountains along part of the route
Almost look like dunesAlmost look like dunes
Almost look like dunes
Rob, KHRob, KH
Rob, KH
Kerak, with remains of the castleKerak, with remains of the castle
Kerak, with remains of the castle
the town was built from the fallen stones of the huge castle. Lots of grisly stories attached to this place....
Descending the KHDescending the KH
Descending the KH
Kings HighwayKings Highway
Kings Highway
Goat herd settlement in the desert Goat herd settlement in the desert
Goat herd settlement in the desert

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Rob
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Nice Shirt!
It's famous in Heidelberg...

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