Up the Dead Sea to the River Jordan

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:30:00 -0700

There are three main ways to drive between Aqaba and Amman. When we drove from Amman to Aqaba a few days ago, we took the center route (highway 35). Today, on our way back from Aqaba to Amman, we decided to take the western route (highway 65) along the shores of the Dead Sea. I think the eastern route (highway 15) may actually be the “fastest” way, but it didn’t look very interesting, so we never took it.

Semana Santa en Antigua

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 22:30:00 -0600

One of the big reasons we chose to visit Guatemala this time of year was to be in Antigua for Semana Santa. They do some amazing things for Holy Week here. Some of the festivities were cancelled by the Catholic Church because of covid, but some of the traditions lived on. One of the most famous is the tradition of creating beautiful “carpets” out of colored sawdust.

The artists work through the night to create these works of art that don’t even last through the day.

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Up the Dead Sea to the River Jordan

Semana Santa en Antigua