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The drive from Amman to Petra went through Madaba, through some impressive canyons, and included a side trip to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on land in the world.
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This mosaic in a Greek Orthodox church in Madaba is an early map of the Holy Land, including locations in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan. |
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All of the mosaics at the Church of the Apostles were dusty and dingy -- it was amazing to watch the colors leap out when an attendant put some water on one of them. |
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The Wadi Al-Majib. |
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At the Dead Sea. |
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The land next to the Dead Sea was gooey and muddy and slimy. |
