We had a busy trip on the way to Wadi Musa, the town just beside Petra. Our first stop was at Mt. Nebo. This is said to be the spot from which Moses pointed to the Promised Land. There is a 5th century Franciscan Basilica and Shrine of Moses and an historic mosaic floor.

On the way there, we passed Bedouin villages. The white dots in this picture are the Bedouin tents (now made of polyester and cover with a layer of plastic).

Our next stop a mosaic school and shop. The shop trains and employs women and handicapped workers who might otherwise not have work. 

We drove on to Madaba to visit the beautiful St. George Greek Orthodox Church where we saw the oldest mosaic map of the Holy Land. 

We ate a wonderful lunch at Hikayet Sitti Restaurant before driving on to Petra on another hazy day. We were surprised to see a wind farm in the distance.

We were even more surprised to arrive at our hotel and see a neighbor from Chevy Chase, Maryland! She is on a similar trip with a Smithsonian group. It's a small world.