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The Yannakis's and the Temple of Doom :)
Blog number 3 and this time we are in Petra.
After getting up at 5am we made our way to the bus station to catch the bus to Petra. For breakfast Michael went to one of the local street stalls and brought us felafel rolls, costing around £0.50 each –nice! The bus ride to Petra from Amman took around 3.5 hours. Once again Petra is as …
Petra og ørkenens forbandelse
... os, gav os lov til at blive på hotellet, selvom de var helt booket op (jeg håber ikke der var nogen der troede de havde et værelse, men blev afvist pga os), bar mad op på værelset til Maria, og var generelt meget opmærksomme på om vi havde hvad vi behøvede. Selv ejeren blev ved med at insistere på at Maria skulle have the hver gang hun kom ned... selvfølgelig på hotellets regning.
Efter Petra var det så tid til at fyre op for Yaris igen, og eftersom vi var ...
The Last Crusade with Lego Indiana Jones
... give to kids or swap it for one of theirs. While talking to the kids and trying to take photos my battery ran out so we decided it was time to head back. As the four of us made our way back in the heat, there was this one shot I wished that I had taken. Michael 1, Gerry, Cheng and I were walking side by side, with the mountains in the background; the sun hitting our backs casting long shadows in front of us would have made one spectacular shot. Unfortunately ...
Wonder
... area (really just a flat expanse), which provided some stunning views of the main street area of Petra and the barren natural scenery around it.
We descended via an alternate valley path, entering random tombs here and there - only a fair few had any sort of remaining decoration inside. By the time we reached the bottom, the sun was starting to heat things up, and the tourists were flooding in as well. Nevertheless, we decided ...
My Trip to Petra
... mid-30s and had been sent to Morocco on a university government scholarship to study history; his English was very, very good. Since I was by myself, I was happy with Sami's outgoing and charismatic demeanor. I interacted a lot with him throughout our 2.5 hours together- asking questions about Petra, and enjoying general conversation about his life as a guide at one of the world's most notable sights. He was equally happy to have an interested visitor as compared ...