Crowne Plaza Resort Wadi Musa

... one of the most incredible places I've ever been!
Carla and the baby took the carriage round trip. We hoofed it down because the carriage was 20JAD for 2 people (that is about $30). Besides, it was so beautiful. You walk a path within the walls of a canyon. AMAZING. Unfortunately, I can't upload pictures from this hotel, but when I do. . . . wow. Anyway, before you know it you've walked the 2 km to the 'beak a boo' view of the Treasury.
When ...

... like in Egypt, you get a lot of people saying welcome to you in the street. Some of the men are still a bit sleazy but not in the same way as Egyptian men. Egyptian men were more up front and honest about their sleaziness whereas the sleazy Jordanian men i have encountered so far are just really arrogant and you have to watch what signals you're sending out because they need boundaries. Our local guide Zuhair is like this. Nice enough ...

Bedouinen de gekste!!

We zijn net van Dana naar Wadi Musa gelift, omdat het natuurlijk weer eens vrijdag is.. Twee goedbedoelende arabieren probeerden ons voor 20 JD een louche auto aan te smeren, dus vluchtten we naar een stel Britten, die ons uit medelijden heeeelemaal naar de autoweg brachten, vanwaar we in 4 voertuigen en 1 kop thee zo in Petra waren..

[We zijn intussen gevoerd door de moeder en de broer van Ghassab, onze Duitssprekende host, en ...

... way down people were chatting and taking flash photography, which would turn out horrible at night. I had my tripod and got some great shots of the Treasury, and the music was great, but the people talking took away from it quite a bit. I think because of this the 12 dinar price is too much, 5 would do, but the event is definitely over sold as well. After being somewhat disappointed by the rude tourists, we headed back to our coach and crashed at the hotel for the night.

... our pictures. It was unreal. As an aside, the Israeli security is known for tough questioning and intimidating demeanor. As we returned from Jordan, the guy in front of us was asked questions like "Do you have a weapon" and "Have you ever thought of using a weapon". Ironically, as they practically strip searched him, the Marvin Gaye classic tune "Sexual Healing" was playing lightly in the background.

On that note, we hope that all is well by you.

... j'attends qu'il y'ait un groupe qui arrive et qui me suive parceque je suis pas très rassuré par le "no problem, very easy" du guide à l'entrée qui n'hésite pas à m'y envoyer tout seul sans équipement et qui après me demande si je sais nager et si j'ai des bonnes chaussures. Le canyon est profond de plusieurs de dizaines de mètres et l'air tellement rafraichissant à l'intérieur!

Ma seconde étape est pour Petra. Dans le minibus local qui ...

... saw. (Okay, so you know I'm an atheist, but you might not know that I was raised as a fundamentalist Christian-I know some Bible stuff.) Of course, when Moses lived, the Great Rift Valley was lush and green. Now it's the edge of a desert. But connecting a story I grew up with to a spot I was now standing on suddenly made Abraham, Moses, and other Bible stories into stories about real people. In much the same way that the ...

... oder drei Tage entscheiden, und zahlt fuer das teuerste der drei - also meins - fast 35 Euro. Ebenso waere es schlau, seinen Proviant und seine Souvenirs draussen in Wadi Musa zu kaufen, da drinnen eine 250ml-Dose Fanta mal schnell 1,50 Euro kostet. Abgesehen davon ist Petra aber ein Erlebnis schlechthin! Das einzige, was einem den Besuch sonst noch versauen kann, sind die nicht enden wollenden Stroeme an Touristen, die vor allem Vormittags so ...