tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007899351465176112024-02-20T00:55:28.899-08:00Arthur in Iraq/JordanArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-14175598650275245552012-09-29T08:57:00.002-07:002012-09-29T08:57:38.061-07:00Safe and Sound<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I and my tea set arrived safe and sound in Winnipeg. The customs officials needed to look through every pocket of my luggage, but it gave me a chance to see that everything had arrived safely. We tried out three cups for supper.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now I just have to get over jet-lag and jump back into life in Canada. </span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-18006435236489559032012-09-29T08:54:00.002-07:002012-09-29T08:54:11.650-07:00Last Supper in Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">After shopping in the afternoon Daryl took us to visit Nada in the hospital. She works for MCC Jordan and at the retreat slipped and fell in the bathroom on the last day and broke her hip. While I was in Petra she had her hip joint replaced. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Daryl and Cindy are getting ready for another MCC meeting at the same Visitation home this weekend and we helped them carry a bunch of things in to their house from the car. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the early evening Carolyn suggested a walk to Haheem's to pick up some hummos for supper. Beside the restaurant is a housewares shop that sells Iraqi tea sets. I had bought an Iraqi tea set in Irbil, but the security people at the gate confiscated them, saying that I wasn't allowed to bring glass onto the plane. So, when I found some similar tea sets beside Hasheem's I bought them. I also had to buy another duffel bag to put them in, but it was worth it to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cindy took her turn making supper for us. Diana and Rachelle were also there. I neglected to take any pictures though. We had corn chowder soup, salad, fresh buns and for dessert, cherry pie. It was all really delicious. I repacked my bags at their house and at 10:30 pm my driver had arrived. He was supposed to come at 11:00 pm, so he only came to ring the bell at five to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I managed to check my two bags to Winnipeg and start the long, long journey home. 24 hours later I arrived in Winnipeg to be greeted by Phyllis and Erik.</span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-68531530676068342012-09-29T08:35:00.000-07:002012-09-29T08:35:08.057-07:00Last Lunch in Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent most of the morning at the MCC office trying to update my blog. Susie ordered in Lebanese style pizza for lunch. It was really good. We ate at the office and then went out shopping.</span></div>
Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-82910082388141492382012-09-29T08:30:00.003-07:002012-09-29T08:30:28.372-07:00Last Breakfast in Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At the Toledo Hotel they have a great buffet for breakfast. I had ful, babba ganoush, tahini, halawa and yogurt with zatar and olive oil all helped down with pita bread. yummm.<br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-59659013381305259252012-09-29T08:25:00.000-07:002012-09-29T08:25:00.598-07:00Bus ride back to Amman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a shower at the hotel and a bit of a rest we headed back to Amman on a very nice bus. The trip back to Amman took just over three hours. The bus dropped us off at a bus station downtown, but after a few minutes of walking, the empty bus pulled up beside us, and the kind driver took us to the door of our hotel. </span></div>
Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-13000606073305925582012-09-29T08:14:00.000-07:002012-09-29T08:14:07.198-07:00Petra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Walking in to Petra was cool and breezy. At the outskirts is a village for the Bedouin to live in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Petra has been a place for both the living and the dead, so there are many tombs carved into the soft stone and many dwellings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entrance fee is 50 JD which is about 75 Canadian Dollars and part of the money went towards some men dressed as soldiers in Roman times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entrance to Petra is a deep ravine cut through the soft stone by centuries of water erosion. Much of the valley floor has been paved for ease of walking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For much of the way, there seem to be carvings in almost every rock. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just loved this part of Petra, it is so beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were donkeys resting in various random places. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are over 800 steps up to the Monastery and we climbed them all. There are little kiosks like this one all the way to everywhere in Petra. Bedouin women are there to sell you trinkets and many try to make you promise to come and look on your way back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Monastery is huge. The part below the door is about five feet high. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More recent alterations in the landscape are piles of rocks balancing precariously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The view from "the end of the world." Another indeterminate number of steps were needed to reach the pinnacle. There are no safety rails or anything to keep one from falling off the edge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the top of the middle peak is the tomb of Aaron - Moses's brother. It didn't really show up with my camera, but there is a white dome visible to the naked eye. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This tomb has a typical design with the steps on top. </span></div>
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-53903028430770532052012-09-29T07:18:00.002-07:002012-09-29T07:18:59.774-07:00Relaxing at the hotel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The view from the hotel patio included a mosque only a few feet away. A mosque with a very good sound system I might add. There is a canopy over the patio and a really nice place to sit and read a book. </span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-46843715819674775822012-09-29T07:15:00.001-07:002012-09-29T07:15:46.637-07:00Afternoon in Wadi Musa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carolyn loves her Turkish coffee, so we found a bakery near the hotel that served coffee and treats. Most of the desserts feature pistachios. We sampled a number of tiny treats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The view from our table. We were entertained by all the people coming and going up and down the street. They even had workers picking up garbage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A look back at the bakery. It is that really big fancy building with the pillars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were many barbers in the neighborhood, so I eventually gave in and got a Jordanian hair cut. It cost 5 JD (about 7 Canadian dollars) and was completed in about 5 minutes. The barber didn't ask anything and I just let him do what he did. He landed up shortening my beard, giving me a shave, and trimming my eyebrows and ear hair. </span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-59466936324768310232012-09-29T07:05:00.006-07:002012-09-29T07:05:56.780-07:00Amra Palace Hotel - Wadi Musa, Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My room was small but well appointed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The view from my window was up the hill and not really spectacular, but I didn't actually spend any time looking out the window. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The front of the hotel. The hotel has a pool, Turkish bath and a patio with a great view of the valley. It was nice to see a water feature. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carolyn and I hired a driver to take us from the retreat to Wadi Musa, which is just outside of Petra in Jordan. Our first glimpse of Petra was from the highway above Wadi Musa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides reading a novel during our free afternoons, I managed to get in a bit of time doing a jigsaw puzzle. The first puzzle was done quickly, but we ran out of time for the second one. I only seem to find time for puzzles at Christmas, so this was a nice treat for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Basim and his son Chris (almost 3) live in Palestine (his wife and daughter are not pictured here). Chris was interrupted from a nap to eat supper, which didn't go over that well with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the least Middle-Eastern meal we had. The carrots, though cooked, were served as a salad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all tried to eat with different people each meal to connect with each person.</span></div>
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-75878011356852116632012-09-29T06:32:00.000-07:002012-09-29T06:32:05.487-07:00City Mall - Amman, Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all gathered back on the main road to get back on our bus. Ingrid had bought some olive bread which she shared with everyone. It was kind of like a huge pretzel with olives in it. Chewy, but good. </span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-33038420411314017462012-09-27T05:48:00.001-07:002012-09-29T06:32:56.915-07:00The oldest mosaic map of the Middle East<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The map was discovered while workers were building a new building on this site. The church is called St. George's and it is in Madaba. </span></div>
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-88226231398597289742012-09-27T05:34:00.002-07:002012-09-27T05:34:28.051-07:00A happy family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of you will remember these people from Winnipeg. They are all doing very well.</span></div>
Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-86409108586232954782012-09-27T05:30:00.001-07:002012-09-27T05:30:03.419-07:00Mount Nebo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">God took Moses up to the top of Mount Nebo and showed him the promised land that he could lead his people to, but never enter. I hope Moses had a clearer view than we did, but these are the plains of Moab, the Dead Sea and beyond... After this viewing God laid Moses to rest somewhere in the valley. Moses was 120 years old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We could see Jerusalem faintly in the distance and Jericho clearly across the valley. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Behind Willy and I is Amman. </span></div>
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-67555927517693665682012-09-27T05:11:00.001-07:002012-09-27T05:11:09.266-07:00Rosary Sisters' Visitation Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The visitation home is in a fenced compound. This is the first view of the building you have once you are through the gates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took a picture of this plant, as I have seen it in my aunt's living room - only hers is much smaller. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the property are olive groves and grape vines. Here is Willy sampling a raisin dried right on the vine. Willy and I shared a room, as we were the only single males at the retreat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The meals at the visitation home were fairly simple, but good. Here was a lunch of stuffed eggplant and other vegetables. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the SALTers and Emma and Chloe hanging out in front of the main building.</span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-71935153352907525472012-09-27T04:49:00.001-07:002012-09-27T04:49:15.765-07:00MCC Jordan/Iraq & Palestine Retreat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed at the Rosary Sisters' Visitation Home outside of Amman. The home was built in order to house elderly nuns. Thus far, there haven't been enough nuns to fill the facility, so they rent out one wing to groups like ours. They served all the meals and gave us three rooms to meet in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were 21 adults and three children at the retreat - the oldest child being just short of 3 years old. </span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-30905105810770959512012-09-27T03:26:00.000-07:002012-09-27T03:26:03.908-07:00Lunch at the MCC office in Amman Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lunch was surprisingly delivered by the pizza delivery guy. It was very good. Soon after lunch we headed off to the MCC retreat.</span></div>
Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-91516885918508972872012-09-27T03:21:00.001-07:002012-09-27T03:21:15.960-07:00Rejuvenating in Jordan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We caught our 4:00 am flight to Amman from Irbil and spent most of the morning trying to sleep a bit. Here are Carolyn and Arthur enjoying coffee and tea at Daryl and Cindy's house in Amman. </span><br />
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Arthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13788747143772899797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100789935146517611.post-25530244982344865032012-09-27T02:40:00.006-07:002012-09-27T02:40:51.253-07:00Post Ordination Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This party was very similar to the one we had gone to the night before in Al Kosh. After a church service we landed up at a large hall where the entire community gathered to celebrate, eat and dance while listening to outrageously loud music throughout. Above you can see the entry processional. Below you can see the young men hoisted on the shoulders of others and carried into the hall amid confetti and candy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The children ran behind picking up the candy that had landed on the floor. The two new priests landed up on a dais with a table for two. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This landed up being an event featuring a buffet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The clergy, including the English teachers, were asked to help themselves first.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Below you can see the two new priests. They gave up on being by themselves and came to eat with their former classmates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The mothers of the new priests were wearing matching outfits, as were the fathers, but that wasn't as obvious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two graduates from the seminary were ordained. The Bishop led most of the service. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everything was filmed, so there were lights and booms and tripods busy capturing it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Near the end of the 3 hour service both young men were dressed in ornate robes. They also each released a box of doves. One of them came back to watch the rest of the ordination service. </span><br />
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