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... too expensive - and everyone has said driving here is fine ( keeping in mind we are talking Turkish people saying this who are used to crazy driving ) .
So.. off we go in our chevrolet down the Kings Highway. I must say have been very pleasantly surprised, we managed to get out of Amman without getting lost, the roads are good, there is not much traffic on the open road, the speed limit is 80 on the Kings highway ...
Roman city
... br>
We also went to see Aljoun castle which was built by the Ottoman warrior Saladin. Even though a lot of was broken, it was great to see the chamber and the long tunnels.
We were told that if you dig anywhere in Jordan, you will hit ruins and we can believe it. The history here is amazing and we have so much to learn!
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Petra
... the word “nebetian,” which is “vegetarian.” Nobody laughed.
From the main area of Petra, we headed up to one of the most famous parts of the area (which I did not have the chance to visit the first time), the Monastery (think Transformers 2). The hike up was pretty tiring (about 30 minutes up a mountain can get to you in the summer desert heat). The view from the top, however, was worth it. From atop the mountain ...
Amman, The Dead Sea and Jerash
... you – it was impossible to swim as your whole body was almost out of the water!
We couldn’t help ourselves tasting the water – just a tiny bit. It was so salty it hurt a lot! I can’t believe anything could taste that salty. Any cuts on your skin, no matter how small, absolutely burned in the water. It was a very painful swimming experience, but I’m just so glad I hadn’t shaved my legs that morning. One of the weirdest things though ...
Amman : le monde arabe
... a été partiellement reconstruite avec des matériaux non originaux. Le résultat n’est pas tout à fait historiquement adéquat, mais il est beau à l’œil.
Les filles se sont longtemps demandé quels vêtements elles allaient porter en Jordanie. Bien qu’il soit un pays arabe libéral et que la population ne soit pas que musulmane, les camisoles en bretelles spaghetti ne sont pas à la mode ici! Dans le vieux quartier, nous avons remarqué ...



