diff --git a/public/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/index.html b/public/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/index.html index f156c885..640e07ec 100644 --- a/public/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/index.html +++ b/public/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/index.html @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@

Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling

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Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis

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Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork

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Buying Baklava in Amman

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Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve

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Don’t WhatsApp and Drive

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Eid Mubarak in Your Neighborhood Dumpster

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King Hussein Mosque at Night

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No Noise Near the Noisy Mosque

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Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman

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Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing

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Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba

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Contemporary Arab Design at the Jordan River Foundation Showroom

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Harvesting Olives in Ajloun

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Red, Orange, and Yellow Rice at Bab al-Yemen

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The Grandeur of Petra

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Kanafeh: the Classy Palestinian Dessert

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The Dome of the Rock

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Sleep in a Chalet at the Dead Sea

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Lose Yourself in Wadi Rum

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Greco–Roman Ruins in Jerash

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Emperor Hadrian’s Arch in Jerash

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Cleanliness Comes From Faith

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Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella

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Saint Thaddeus Church at Sunset

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Church in typical Armenian style with pointy blue roof and the city behind it.
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Iconic Armenian Church in Jabal Ashrafieh at Sunset

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Iconic Armenian Church in Jabal Al-Ashrafiyeh at Sunset

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Shortly after moving to Amman I noticed this unique building on a distant hill and I set out on a sort of scavenger hunt to find it. The walk from downtown to Jabal Ashrafieh is packed with winding streets and steep staircases (some of which go nowhere). To this day the church is one of my favorite landmarks in Amman and I often make the trek there when I’m feeling like getting some exercise and exploring the city. I like to think of it as a pilgrimage — it is a religious site after all!

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Shortly after moving to Amman I noticed this unique building on a distant hill and I set out on a sort of scavenger hunt to find it. The walk from downtown to Jabal Al-Ashrafiyeh is packed with winding streets and steep staircases (some of which go nowhere). To this day the church is one of my favorite landmarks in Amman and I often make the trek there when I’m feeling like getting some exercise and exploring the city. I like to think of it as a pilgrimage — it is a religious site after all!

On this particular summer day it was just before sunset when the light becomes less intense and takes on an orange hue. After admiring the church for some time from up close I walked on past it only to turn back a few moments later and catch a glimpse of this iconic building against the backdrop of a seemingly endless city. In retrospect, I must have been extra lucky to have been spared Amman’s infamous dusty haze that day.

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In my experience Jabal Ashrafieh is safe and bustling with friendly people. On my walk back home that day many children stopped to slap high fives, ask my name, and one family even offered me some zucchini stuffed with minced meat and pine nuts. This was a good day.

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In my experience Jabal Al-Ashrafiyeh is safe and bustling with friendly people. On my walk back home that day many children stopped to slap high fives, ask my name, and one family even offered me some zucchini stuffed with minced meat and pine nuts. This was a good day.

Church service is open to the public at 9:30AM on Sundays.

diff --git a/public/2018/08/buying-bedouin-fabric-amman/index.html b/public/2018/08/buying-bedouin-fabric-amman/index.html index bc176dd9..200234c2 100644 --- a/public/2018/08/buying-bedouin-fabric-amman/index.html +++ b/public/2018/08/buying-bedouin-fabric-amman/index.html @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@

Buying Bedouin Fabric in Amman

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Iconic Roman Ruins in Amman

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Jordan’s location in the geographical “near east” has exposed it to dozens of civilizations over the course of history. In the last three thousand years alone the region has invariably fallen under the Persian, Greek, Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman  empires, the legacies of which are often still visible today.

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One prominent example of Amman’s Roman legacy is the ruins of the Temple of Hercules atop Jabal Al Qalʿa — the “hill of the castle” (or citadel), one of the city’s original seven hills. Towering above the bustling center of downtown Amman, these few surviving pillars are a literal icon of the city. From here you can also see other notable Roman-era sights such as the Theater, Odeon, and Nymphaeum, as well as contemporary landmarks like the Abu Darwish mosque.

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One prominent example of Amman’s Roman legacy is the ruins of the Temple of Hercules atop Jabal Al-Qalʿa — the “hill of the castle” (or citadel), one of the city’s original seven hills. Towering above the bustling center of downtown Amman, these few surviving pillars are a literal icon of the city. From here you can also see other notable Roman-era sights such as the Theater, Odeon, and Nymphaeum, as well as contemporary landmarks like the Abu Darwish mosque.

Other attractions at the citadel include partial remains of the Umayyad Palace and a museum exhibiting artifacts from human activity in the area where you can see tools, pottery, coins, etc dating back to the Iron, Bronze, and Neolithic ages.

I recommend visiting the citadel one hour before sunset when the light becomes a warm, golden orange color. Entrance to the citadel is included in the Jordan Pass, so make sure to bring yours with you if you have one.

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About

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Alan lived and worked in Kenya for eight years, first as a volunteer teaching computer science at a rural college, and later as a Linux systems administrator at a livestock research institute in Nairobi. During his time in Kenya he traveled extensively around East Africa and blogged about his experiences. He is passionate about open-source software, information security, and the freedom of information — naturally, he blogs about that too.

After spending some time living in (and blogging about) Bulgaria, he finds himself living in Jordan. These are his stories.

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النّظَافَةُ مِنَ الإِيمَان

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الآثار اليُونانِيَّة الرُّومانِيَّة في بيلا

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شراء أقمشة بدويّة في عمّان

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عَظَمَةُ البَتْرَاء

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اِنسَ نفسَك في وَادِي رَم

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الآثَارُ اليُونَانِيَّة الرُّومَانِيَّة في جرش

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الكُنافة: الحَلْوَى الفِلَسْطِينيَّة الرّاقِيَة

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الأرز الأحمر والبرتقالي والأصفر في باب اليمن

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قُبَّةُ الصَّخْرَة

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قوس الإمبراطور هادريان في جرش (قوس النّصر)

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النَّوم في شاليه في البَحْرِ المَيِّت

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التَّصْمِيمُ العَربِيّ المُعاصِر في مَعْرِضِ مُؤَسّسَةِ نَهْرِ الأُردن

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مَسْجِدُ المَلِك حُسَيْن في اللَّيْل

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كنيسة القديس ثاديوس عند الغروب

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محميّة الأزرق المائيّة، واحة تختفي

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شِرَاء البَقْلَاوَة في عَمَّان

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مَسْجِدُ الشَّيْخِ زَايِد: لُؤْلُؤَةُ العَقَبَة

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كَنِيسَةُ القِدِّيسِ ثَادْيُوس فِي عَمَّان

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آثَارٌ رُومَانِيَّةٌ مميزة فِي عَمَّان

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عن المُدَوَّنَة

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أنا أَلِن من كالفورنيا، ساكن في عَمّان، عندي أربع مُدَوَّنَات: