[bert]

I’ll continue to go with Richard Haliburton, Book 2, The Orient, Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar built the hanging gardens for his princess wife who longed for the greenness of Media, her home

A tank at the top held water from the river. It trickled down the terraces to keep the plants lush.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I loved the Halliburton books when I was 11.