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Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the [other hand-painted wood ceiling]({{< relref "post/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork.md" >}}) I posted about a few 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. Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the [other hand-painted wood ceiling]({{< relref "post/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork.md" >}}) I posted about a few 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.
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*Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with [darktable](https://www.darktable.org/).* *Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with [darktable](https://www.darktable.org/).*

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There's an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Ammanin thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. There's an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Ammanin thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
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Learn more about the wetlands on a trip with [Wild Jordan](http://wildjordan.com/) or [Experience Jordan](http://experiencejordan.com/), and *turn off the water in your shower or sink when you don't need it!* Learn more about the wetlands on a trip with [Wild Jordan](http://wildjordan.com/) or [Experience Jordan](http://experiencejordan.com/), and *turn off the water in your shower or sink when you don't need it!*

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{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160916_174409.jpg" title="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" alt="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160916_174409.jpg" title="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" alt="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" >}}
There's an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I'm not sure if it's typical for the region or notthe man was referencing pictures from a Russian art bookbut they are exquisite. There's an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I'm not sure if it's typical for the region or notthe man was referencing pictures from a Russian art bookbut they are exquisite.
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" title="Everybody likes baklava!" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" title="Everybody likes baklava!" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" >}}
There's a shop in one of Amman's downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I'm not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of _baklawa_ — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it. There's a shop in one of Amman's downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I'm not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of _baklawa_ — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/DSC_0031.JPG" title="Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere" alt="Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/DSC_0031.JPG" title="Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere" alt="Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere" >}}
A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan's Rift Valley. [Wild Jordan](http://wildjordan.com/) has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive [government effort](http://www.rscn.org.jo/) to preserve Jordan's natural spaces. A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan's Rift Valley. [Wild Jordan](http://wildjordan.com/) has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive [government effort](http://www.rscn.org.jo/) to preserve Jordan's natural spaces.
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_162505.jpg" title="Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving" alt="Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_162505.jpg" title="Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving" alt="Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving" >}}
I can't even read Arabic but I'm pretty sure that billboard is telling people to *put their fucking phones down while driving*. It's like an epidemic here. I've never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman. I can't even read Arabic but I'm pretty sure that billboard is telling people to *put their fucking phones down while driving*. It's like an epidemic here. I've never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/sheep-dumpster-eid-al-adha.jpg" title="Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster" alt="Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/sheep-dumpster-eid-al-adha.jpg" title="Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster" alt="Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster" >}}
As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed [Eid al-Adha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha), some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan. As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed [Eid al-Adha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha), some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/no-noise-near-mosque.jpg" title="Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman" alt="Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/no-noise-near-mosque.jpg" title="Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman" alt="Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman" >}}
The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn't worried about my personal safety I'd put up a sign right next to it saying: _Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away_. The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn't worried about my personal safety I'd put up a sign right next to it saying: _Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away_.
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" title="Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" >}} {{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" title="Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" >}}
Even if the number number of mosques in Amman *didn't* outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself "*Is that an Armenian church?*" I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. Even if the number number of mosques in Amman *didn't* outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself "*Is that an Armenian church?*" I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
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