Madaba, Mount Nebo and the Dead Sea - a day of mosaics and icons

Madaba map, St George, Baptism painting, Mount Nebo, mosaic workshop, sunset over the Dead Sea, the intrepid photographer, exhausted pilgrim!
Monday Nov 10th. A long drive to Madaba during which Naj explained Jordanian history and politics. He commented that Muslim women do not wear the veil at Mecca so why wear it at all. The Madaba mosaic map is 6th century AD. The Nile is shown in the wrong direction. Figures were changed during the iconoclastic period but not the gazelle which represents a Christian. Christ as fish. Lovely icons in the 19th century Orthodox church of St George.
An interesting apse Christ not the Pantocreator. A very good lunch.
The view from Mount Nebo was hazy. An excellent museum and this site is Vatican approved - the late Pope visited it in 2000. Mass with lovely Franciscan chalice and vestments. Dom Brendan is helping us trace the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land. Here Moses saw the Promised Land but was not allowed to cross the Jordan. To a handicapped mosaic workshop. A lovely sunset over the Dead Sea before reaching our spa hotel.