Trips

 

Thurs., 2/9/23 - Jericho, Mount of Temptation, and Bethany

 

Mount of Temptation - Greek Orthodox Monastery
Looking down on Tell Es-Sultan from the cable car	Looking down on Tell Es-Sultan from the cable car
Looking down on fields from the cable car	Looking down on agricultural activity from the cable car
Mount of Temptation - Caves	Wall mosaics at the Monastery
Wall mosaics at the Monastery	Greek Orthodox monks
Inside the Greek Orthodox Monastery	Floor mosaics Inside the Greek Orthodox Monastery
Inside the Greek Orthodox Monastery	Animal trails on the ssteep mountainside
Jericho - Hisham's Palace - entrance	Hisham's Palace - Capitals
Hisham's Palace - Carved stucco	Hisham's Palace
Stone window	Mosque
Hisham's Palace - Canopy covering the mosaics
Showing central medalion	Central medalion
Tree of Life mosaic	Carved stucco
Wonderful geometric mosaics	Wonderful geometric mosaics
Rooms	Rooms
	Latrine
Umayyad Grape Press	The Stables
Large model of the palace	Inside the model of the palace
In the museum	In the museum
	Lunch in Bethany
Lunch in Bethany	Lunch in Bethany

Continue on next page