{"id":4220,"date":"2012-06-26T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2012-06-22T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T14:24:51","slug":"celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Life in the Home of the Dead Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another birthday, another &#8220;excuse&#8221; to cash in frequent flyer miles and take a final Middle Eastern adventure. This time, to nearby Jordan for the weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Our first port of call was Madaba, a historic city with some Christian heritage, to be followed by relaxation at the Dead Sea and trekking in Petra.<\/p>\n<p>Not a bad way to mark another year&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4220 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_7997\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_7997-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4242\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4242'>\n\t\t\t\tHappy birthday to me &#8211; a weekend in Jordan to look forward to!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_4601\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_4601-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4243\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4243'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst stop was the Greek Orthodox Church in Madaba\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_8023\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_8023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4246\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4246'>\n\t\t\t\tWe checked out the mosaic that&#8217;s nearly 1500 years old\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_4602\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_4602-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4244\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4244'>\n\t\t\t\tNext up was Mt Nebo, where Moses was reported to have died\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_8037\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_8037-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4247\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4247'>\n\t\t\t\tThe memorial stone makes it official &#8211; we were there!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_4610\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_4610-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4245\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4245'>\n\t\t\t\tA modern, yet rustic cross marked the Christian site\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_8051\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_8051-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4248\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4248'>\n\t\t\t\tPerched above hundreds of miles of desert (and Holy Land)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_8071\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_8071-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4249\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4249'>\n\t\t\t\tThat&#8217;s Israel in the background\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/celebrating-life-in-the-home-of-the-dead-sea\/img_4616\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_4616-e1339620094356-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4252\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4252'>\n\t\t\t\tOff in the distance was our next stop&#8230;the Dead Sea!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another birthday, another &#8220;excuse&#8221; to cash in frequent flyer miles and take a final Middle Eastern adventure. This time, to nearby Jordan for the weekend! Our first port of call was Madaba, a historic city with some Christian heritage, to be followed by relaxation at the Dead Sea and trekking in Petra. 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