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The Mobile Lawyer -- One Lap, No Jetlag

Starting December 15, 2008, I took a year off to travel around the world, with two rules: no planes and (almost) no reservations. The planned route is due south from Arkansas, through Central America and the west side of South America. Over to Argentina, boat to South Africa, and up the east side of Africa. Then Eastern Europe, the Trans-Siberian railroad, bit of China, SE Asia, then Australia, New Zealand and the three week boat ride home.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Photo of the Day: Umayyad Mosque

From Damascus

In honor of NYC making the correct decision to allow the Cordoba House project to proceed in that great city -- perhaps the most diverse city on the planet -- I thought I'd post a picture of one of the most impressive buildings I saw on my whole trip: Ummayad Mosque

Interestingly, the remains of John the Baptist are reputed to contained here -- and are considered holy by Muslims. Another note of interest is that The minaret in the southeast corner is called the Minaret of Jesus as many Muslims believe that it is here that Jesus will appear at the end of the world.

Wiki entry for Umayyad Mosque

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