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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-10-05T10:46:23+03:00" > Wed Oct 05, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > I’ m struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan’ s coastal city Aqaba. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is visually striking < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)" > < em > The Martian< / em > < / a > , but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-29T11:54:07+03:00" > Thu Sep 29, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > The < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hussein_Mosque" > King Hussein mosque< / a > was built in 2005 and is the largest mosque in Jordan. I haven’ t visited it yet, but I’ ve spent quite a few evenings admiring it from a balcony in the < em > Khalda< / em > neighborhood of West Amman.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-26T14:28:23+03:00" > Mon Sep 26, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/" > other hand-painted wood ceiling< / a > I posted about two weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.< / p >
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