Janna Spa And Resort At Ma In Hot Springs Madaba

... Achtung: Englisch** Begriff für einen Eintrag in einem Online Forum...) zum Weekly Sunday Walk ausgedruckt und in d** Hosentasche. Also hab ich den Zettel rausgekramt und ooops... Wie ärg**lich, wenn man nicht richtig lesen kann: D** Treffpunkt ist ABENDS um 8 Uhr! Macht auch Sinn, denn Sonntag ist d** **ste W**ktag d** Arbeitswoche, da in islamischen Länd**n das Wochenende am Freitag und Samstag ist. Die Arbeitswoche geht von Sonntag bis Donn**stag.<br><br>Nun gut: "D** frühe Vogel ...

... home. I am really excited. Abib is picking Devan and I up around 6:30 and I need to find something to bring as a host gift. Probably sweets&#8230;I think I will call Casey and get his advice. No one needs thousands of too-sweet deep fried batter balls at if-tar and by no one, I mean me. This week is actually the testing ground for Jordanian follow through. I am invited to two if-tar&#8217;s, two post if-tar get togethers, and the Dead Sea, all before next Saturday. Dang.

... foundation and some architecture remaining. There were a few interesting spots in this castle, one of which was a secret passage that led all the way down through the hill to an exit point at the base. We found out that the Crusaders were big on these secret tunnels which were used for getting out of a tight spot. We didn't have time to go explore it, but we were told a group from a prior tour did it and ended up really far away and had to be ...

... on the face of the earth (1,200m below sea level), the Dead Sea, and being able to see Jerusalem across the Sea from the top of the nearby shoreline<br> ~Walking along the top of Mt. Nebo (where God showed Moses the Promiseland) from where we were 30 miles from Bethlehem &amp; Jerusalem and less than 25 miles from Jericho <br> ~Getting used to (mostly) the sound of lots of gun fire (some automatic) and fireworks in the ...

The next day we went to a city called Madaba at about ten in the morning. It was about a thirty minute drive and luckily we had air-conditioning in this car. When we came to Madaba it was very dusty and busy, but that didn't matter because we wanted to see the old Roman churches. The first church we went to was called the Apostle's church. It was built 1,500 years ago and had some of the most beautiful mosaics of animals and people. I would guess ...

Sunrise and a new day is born, today we leave the magnificence of Petra and head north to Madaba. Little did we know that we were heading head first to the lowest point of the whole trip. We had run out of money and there were no ATMs down where we were staying so I said I would meet Katherine at Breakfast but first I would nip up into town and grab some cash from the ATMs up there. So after a 2km run up to down (yes up hill all the way) I reached an ATM. First ...

... that leads you to the city. It was carved over many years by floods and rivers and then expanded by the Nabateans and the Romans to create a long corridor entrance into the city. The rock formations are spectacular. We argued over whether or not the floor of the corridor was original before we saw a sign deliniating the cobblestones as being placed by the Romans in 300 AD. Sweet! <br><br>At the end of the Siq is the Treasury, which is actually not a treasury at all ...

So, the last day...<br><br>Stopped by a church in Madaba with some 5th century mosaics of the middle east and a 45 minute history lesson...zzzz....and then drove 30 minutes north for a quick city tour of Amman, the capital and business center of Jordan. Surprisingly modern and westernized city, very hilly, great views of the cityscape in some areas. Saw a museum, then were given some shopping time in the downtown before being ...

... Middle East, and are unfortunately broad generalizations. The call to prayer occured just as we were heading down off the high hill. Pretty spectacular. After talking to an ex-Pat from LA living at the Hostel about good restaurants we decided to go to Hamesh Restaurant, an Amman institution. Hamesh is my favorite restaurant in the world. It is, it just is. You sit down, there are no menus. They bring you the best hummus you've ever ...

CHURCH BELLS AND ALLAH YELLS<br><br>We made it into Madaba in the afternoon, after seeing the desert castles earlier that day. Madaba is an unusual city in Jordan, in that it is equally a Christian and Muslim city. On Sundays the church bells ring out loud along with the call to prayer, and everyone seems to live in harmony. Situated here was the famous Greek Orthodox Church full of mosaics. After finding ourselves a triple room at the Black ...