"We are not makers of history. We are made by history..." - Martin Luther King
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| (Sand bottles for Sara, Iwan and Mirza) |
The sand from the Dead Sea
We had a short family holiday in Jordan in 1994 after performing our Umrah. We visited many attractions in Jordan and one of them was the Dead Sea.
Reaching 1,373 feet below sea level, the shores of the Dead Sea are the lowest dry point on earth and its water is the second saltiest on the planet. Over the last 50 years, the Dead Sea has lost a third of its surface area to irrigation and hydroelectricity projects, and sinkholes have further siphoned water from the sea into underground caverns, reaching a water level drop rate of three feet per year in 2006.
The souvenir bottles contain the collection of sand from the Dead Sea.
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| (Ayatul-Qursi decorative plates) |
Jordanian Ceramic
Jordanian ceramic is beautifully hand glazed with remarkable attention to detail. In most contemporary shops, there are stunning collection of ceramic designs of vases, bowls, plates, trays, teacups, coffee mugs, lamps and other decorative ornaments in myriad of ways in which clay can be shaped.
I was in Jordan in November 1994 and April 2011.
