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| Leaving the Dead Sea by motor coach, it is clear enough to see the Judean Mountains on the West Bank |
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| We climbed over the mountains on the Jordan side |
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| We caught peeks of Bedouin encampments; camels |
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| Sheep herd |
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| The large Bedouin tents |
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| Because of the scarcity of water, houses have their own water tanks (white) on the roof and water is delivered by tanker trucks |
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| The first stop was at a the Madaba Mosaic Handicraft Center to visit a mosaic workshop (KSS) |
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| First an intricate design is drawn on a piece of cotton |
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| Stone is cut into thin strips, and each artisan has a pair of clippers to cut pieces to size, which are meticulously glued into place |
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| Placing mosaic pieces with tweezers, and using clippers |
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| Once the mosaic is put together, it is actually the reverse of the finished product; this mosaic will be placed face down in plaster in a frame, and then the cotton cloth will be soaked to remove it |
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| A completed Tree of Life (here it is an olive tree) mosaic |
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| Other artisans were painting pottery to resemble mosaics |
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| Painting irises on a large vase |
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| A miniature replica of the Memorial Church of Moses (Mount Nebo) floor mosaic |
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| Imagine placing mosaic pieces for lettering in Greek backwards! |
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| Now we were shown into the immense handicraft shop |
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| This is a camel hair woven rug |
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| "Nano-sized" mosaic pieces in a Tree of Life pendant |
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| Gorgeous colors in a silk carpet |
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| Mosaic clocks |
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| Mosaic look vases on an inlaid chest (KSS) |
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| Inlaid wooden backgammon boards |
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| Large "eggs" painted like mosaics |
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| Inlaid wooden furniture |
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| Unbelievable inlaid "nightstand" |
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| Part of another silk carpet |
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| Blue ceramics |
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| Inlaid wooden box in a unique shape |
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| Many of the mosaics became tabletops |
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| Modern mosaic |
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| Peacocks and the animals from the floor mosaic at the Memorial Church of Moses on Mount Nebo |
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| Our motor coach brought us into the center of Madaba, and we walked past more vendors, and a Starbucks? |
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| It is the season for pomegranates, and a street vendor squeezes them for juice |
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| Pomegranate juice filling up a container |
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