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FALCONRY as Experienced on THE ARABIAN GULF

Posted on October 4, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

FALCONRY as Experienced on THE ARABIAN GULF   “The desert nomad clearly flew his falcons because he wanted to hunt and eat; he did not go hunting because he wanted to see his falcons fly.” — Mark Allen     … Continue reading →

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THE ARABIAN HORSE

Posted on October 3, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

THE ARABIAN HORSE “Drinkers of the Wind”   “To create the horse, God spoke to the south wind:  ‘I will create from you a being which will be a happiness to the good and a misfortune to the bad.  Happiness … Continue reading →

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ST. PETERSBURG

Posted on October 1, 2018 by rosemariecurteman

ST. PETERSBURG Sankt Pieter Burkh Piter  “St. Petersburg is Russian—but it is not Russia.” — Nicholas II, the last Czar St. Petersburg exists because of one man—Peter the Great, Tsar of All the Russias (1682-1725), who on May 27, 1703 … Continue reading →

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JERUSALEM – 2

Posted on January 12, 2014 by rosemariecurteman

JERUSALEM – 2 Yad Vashem (Israel’s Official Memorial to the Jewish Victims of the Holocaust)      While visiting Jerusalem, my traveling companions (Jane and Philip) and I, along with our guide, Dara, taxied to the foot of Mount Herzl, where … Continue reading →

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