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Monday, June 30, 2008




Posted by Eric Bow at 4:02 AM
Labels: Hadrian´s Arch and the Cardo Maximus

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      • The ruins of Gadara are set on a hilltop in the fa...
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      • "Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount...
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      • The Al-Deir or Monastery is considered to be the b...
      • From the Royal Tombs the main path turns west towa...
      • On my second day in Petra I went a little off the ...
      • Less protected from the elements than the Treasury...
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      • The two previous photos were taken from an area of...
      • I don´t know how many people lived in Petra durin...
      • A little further along the path you enter the Stre...
      • I spent three days in Petra which allowed me enoug...
      • Al-Khazneh (the Treasury) was carved out of the sa...
      • The biggest draw for me to the Middle East was not...
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      • Part of the magic of the desert is the changing co...
      • This is one of a few natural rock bridges that can...
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      • To go most places in Wadi Rum and especially those...
      • The Makharas canyon narrows to only a few meters b...
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      • And just that quickly the tourist center is out of...
      • Jordan
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      • At first glance you may think that the women drape...
      • The Mosque of ibn Tulun is perhaps Cairo´s most im...
      • A strong desert wind kicked up the dust and sand a...
      • The Valley of the Queens has over 70 tombs. Unfor...
      • Quite naturally an area on the first terrace of Ha...
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      • The Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut is the single mo...
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      • The barren Al-Qurn mountain, which looks rather li...
      • On the west bank of the Nile near Luxor is the Val...
      • A final image of hieroglyphs from the walls of the...
      • With the subsequent rise of Islam in the region, a...
      • During Roman times the Egyptian temple was transfo...
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      • I imagine an average modern tourist feels much lik...
      • Four obelisks used to tower over the Karnak temple...
      • Once inside the 1st Pylon, you´ll find yourself st...
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      • The Avenue of the Sphinxes once led from the 1st p...
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      • It is sort of funny, but baboons were belie...
      • This tour group standing among the towering pillar...
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      • The Temple of Horus is the most completely p...
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      • While the temples are still awe inspiring today wi...
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      • One of the giant statues tumbled to the ground aft...
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      • This is the outer courtyard leading to the gat...
      • The Temple of Philae is situated on a small island...
      • The Sphinx is still standing watch over the Pyrami...
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