Everyday seems like three days...Madaba

We left our Amman hotel at 8 am headed for Nazareth with stops along the way. We first visited the town of Madaba and a mosaic from the sixth century. The mosaic now has a church built around it -- Greek Orthodox -- and the walls and columns are also adorned with 'newer' mosaics. The old one depicted the Holy Land and the geography and buildings and cities from ancient times. The church hosts many many tourists each year but it also is home to a modern congregation. We were there the day before orthodox Christmas day - January 7.

Also cool was the bot of time we had to wander around the small town and shops. It was early and children were walking to school and playing along the way. I bought candy and a cup of water for ~ 70 cents. The 10 and 11 year old boys in front of me bought a handful of cigarettes and ran off to smoke before school. I also bought a round mosaic and I hope to have it put somewhere in our home - probably the bath.

I didn't have time for Turkish coffee but that's gotta happen before I leave. I saw a couple sitting at a cafe table on the busy sidewalk reading the paper and enjoying steaming cups of coffee. Jay and I so need to do this!

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