Daughter Lexi has returned after nearly a month racking up countries on her passport. She flew in from Qatar, which she got to from Egypt, via Greece, and before that Israel, via Turkey, via Algeria, via Italy! Did I miss any? The amazing thing is that she met up and stayed with friends, or friends of friends, in almost all those locations. How is that possible? She saw the Vatican, visited mosques, celebrated Easter in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and visited a family outside of Bethlehem. We were following her progress on Google Maps/Earth at one point, and I was amused to see “Manger Street” running through Bethlehem. I wonder how many “Genuine, Original, Tested and Approved by Baby Jesus Mangers” there are.
This kid builds more bridges than the WPA. I am in awe. I am also deeply relieved to see her back home.
Here are a few pix she shared with us:
Antalya, Turkey
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Lexi in Jerusalem
Parthenon, Greece (but you knew that)
Pyramids, Egypt (you knew that, too, right?)
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