A late-ish might last night. The kids stayed up and danced to the band (should be called The Mullets. World class mullets, all 5 of them. Or perhaps Same ol' Same oil' because they sing the same stuff every night. I shot the sheriff, Sway and Girl from Ipenema. Anyway, the kids danced. So a little lie in this morning before Dead Sea at 750 am. Nice sunshine and another good chat with the Professor. This time regarding antioxidants.
Then... Off to Madaba. A 45minute trip east up to sea level. A lovely little town famous for mosaics and shrine to John the Baptist. So we arrived and I had a cappuccino before strolling around the town and then visiting St George which has a mosaic map of Palestine dating from 560 AD. It was lovely to sit in the church. Next we had lunch at Haret Jdoudna - had to work out what to order, but safe to say, we ordered too much. I asked for a photo and the guy took a photo of the table. Next we set off to climb the bell tower at the Catholic Church in Madaba which houses the shrine of the beheading of St John the Baptist. The top was a bit hair-raising but the view was pretty impressive, not quite Paris, but quite the view. Next you descend beneath the church to a Moabite Well dating from 3000 years ago. Really interesting and well restored. There were also beautiful mosaics here as well.
Our driver was waiting at 130pm as agreed and we came back to hotel. Now we are leading and getting ready for the afternoon session. After this treatment, only four to go.
WooooHoooooo.
Some photos and video to follow.
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