Tag: “Middle Age”

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  1. Growing Up to Winya Wayna & Machu Picchu

    A tale of the trials and revelations during a Peruvian journey from Kilometer 104 to Winya Wayna and Machu Picchu.

  2. Mitad del Mundo

    Equator in Ecuador.

    Close to the capital of Ecuador lays the equator, a line that devides the Northern hemisphere from the Southern.

    This line marks 'the centre of the world.

  3. Baalbeck

    Carving from the 3 millennium at the site of Baalbeck.

  4. Gubbio

  5. Nicolas; Qartaba, Lebanon.

    Nicolas K., 10-years old. Qartaba, Lebanon.

    Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi
    Canon EFS 18-55mm.

  6. Childhood Curiosity in the Church of the Nativity

    According to Christian tradition, it was in the grotto underneath this Bethlehem church that Jesus was born. Since the outbreak of the second intifada in 2000, few tourists have ventured to this Palestinian town to visit the church.

  7. I love those signs!

    On my way overland from Jordan to Syria, my driver stopped me at this shop to change money. It always makes me smile to look at the wording on that sign.

  8. Sweets from the Middle East

    A large tray of Baklava at one of Amman's sweet shops. Filled with pistachios and oozing with syrup, they are guaranteed to make you want more.

  9. Inside one of Zalatimo Brothers' shops

    Apart from the fresh pastries made daily, Zalatimo produce hand made chocolates and sugared almonds. Sugared almonds are an ancient tradition that dates back to the Roman Empire.

  10. Pastries displayed at Zalatimo Brothers in Amman, Jordan

    The shops are an attraction themselves. Large trays of neatly arranged pastries are placed on gleaming stands making the displays even more attractive.