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CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends.
So much for Spring, we've got snow on the ground, and it's possible it will snow all day! :laugh:
Happy Hump Day! We're working our way to Friday, and for me, pay day! ;D
today's travel destination:
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.
Located on Mt. Sinai, from whose summit God is said to have delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses, the ancient Byzantine monastery Santa Katerina lies near the city of Neweiba, a jumping-off point for treks by foot, jeep, or camel to Sinai's Bedouin oases and nomadic camps.
underdown:
Fascinating. :)
Say, how did Moses manage to climb down that rock scree with the stone tablets in his arms?
And him so old, an all. He must have been very agile.
Chuck, please don't go there. It's a monastery. You know. Monks !
They might want to keep you. :(
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: underdown on March 23, 2011, 10:06:30 am ---Chuck, please don't go there. It's a monastery. You know. Monks ! They might want to keep you. :(
--- End quote ---
Somehow, I don't see that happening. :laugh:
CellarDweller:
Well damn!
We're in the middle of some crazy storm system! We're getting thunder, lightning, and hail! Wow!
CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends.
Like I said yesterday, so much for Spring!!!
The car had to be scraped off today, and it was snowing when I left for work. Grey skies and chance for more snow, highs only in the 30s, and it's supposed to be like thsi for a while.
Speaking of the car, my Tracker has been dropped off at the shop, fingers crossed that it's nothing major. On the way home my "service engine soon" light came on. And no, it's not a loose gas cap. LOL
Today's travel destination is titled:
"Scraping the Asian Skies"
The Oriental Pearl Tower soars 1,535 feet into the sky in Pudong, a district of modern Shanghai often compared to New York City on steroids. Skyscaper fever in Asia has produces a rash of structures proudly exceeding the Empire State Building's 1,250 feet, including these:
Taipei 101 Building, Taipei, Taiwan. 1,670 feet
Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China. 1,476 feet
Petronas Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1,483 feet
Guangzhou West Tower, Guangzhou, China. 1,435 feet.
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