Magic Palace Hotel Eilat

... retour à Aqaba je pars immédiatement vers les plages du sud, non loin de la frontière avec l'Arabie Saoudite pour aller explorer au masque et tuba les réputés récifs de coraux. La mer est assez houleuse et l'accès au côté mer du récif se faisant via un canyon étroit ( et oui il y en a même sous l'eau ici! ) je suis peu rassuré mais le spectacle de l'autre côté vaut vraiment le coup : l'eau turquoise comme dans les vidéos d'Antoine et des ...

... waves and too much raising of the head). After a break under a beach shelter to recover for a bit, we (OK, I) gave it a go again. Success! We went quite a distance, and the coral and abundance of fish of many colors was impressive. I'm afraid pictures will have to wait as I need to get the film from the underwater camera developed separately at some later date. The rest of the afternoon was indeed restful: reading, snacking, and napping under the shelter, looking at the rocky ...

... Weiten hier beim Gucken immer viel kuerzer vorkommen, als sie tatsaechlich sind. Als ich dann auf halben Weg noch bemerkte, dass ich mein Ladegeraet vergessen hatte, war die Freude umso groesser. Die Szenerie um mich herum hat aber alles wieder wettgemacht. Mehr faellt mir jetzt nicht ein, ist aber auch genug fuer den Moment. Wenn alles gut laeuft, sollte ich ab jetzt wieder im normalen Rhytmus schreiben koennen. Wenn ich da mal nicht zu optimistisch bin... Bis denne, Brisko

... that way but could be completely off) had a friend come and play an instrument that I can never remember the name of. It is like a guitar but with ten strings. He also sang. He was extremely talented and Natasha was so incredibly ingrossed in his music. His name is Metab and that name should be remembered as Natasha is planning on making sure that he becomes a huge hit. Natasha was the last one up out of all of the tourists and sat and ...

... see Israel, and the distant lights of Egypt. Oil tankers came and went from the gulf. Muezzins called as the Jordanian flag fluttered in the ocean breeze. It was a lovely week. Every now and then we ached a little for Egypt, to DO something like walking in Jerusalem, hiking in Petra or climbing a red sand dune. But not too often :) It was a grand week of doing nothing--relaxing. It was also our 11th wedding anniversary and 23 years together...more than half our lives.

... and Katie. So we sat and talked until it was time to leave again. The bus ride back was quite uneventful. Everyone was exhausted from the activities of the past couple of days. Most slept the majority of the way back. We arrived back at the University at about 10:30 that night. Overall, Wadi Rum and Aqaba were two spectacular places. I wonder when I will again have the chance to camp Bedouin style in the desert or go for a dip in the Red Sea. In sha' Allah it won't be the last time.

... with shops Animals/People: ibex, gazelles, dogs to lots and lots of families Sounds: wind and the rumble of the jeep to kids yelling and calling out WHAT A CONTRAST! TAKE ME BACK TO THE PEACEFULNESS OF NATURE! We go to the breakfast buffet that is in a large dining room packed with long tables filled with families. We are probably the only couple in site! We both make our way to the buffet and upon returning comment about how much pushing ...

... reason for booking a four hour ride. At least that is what I thought. Shor introduces us to the camel guide and informs us that we have signed up for a 1 ½ hour trip tomorrow morning. I comment that it is four hours and they both state that is not the reservation. I'm disappointed, but as Harvey & I talk, my self assuredness about the length of time wavers; I have been having some memory issues and becoming unsure of myself. I wish I had not left ...

Under the hot sun of the Negev Desert we straddled the blurred line between the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. At Timna Park in southern Israel, we saw marks in the rock where ancient peoples used stone tools to mine precious copper out of the red sandstone. Even today the green veins of copper ore stand out in stark contrast to the red rocks. It's easy to see how humans chose this site some 6,000 years ago for what may be the world ...

Name: Naama Harlev Age: 21 Family status: Single Job: Works on a kibbutz Religion: Jewish . I started chatting with Nami, or rather she started chatting to me, at the border crossing from Jordan to Israel. We were both coming back from a day trip to Petra, an ancient town carved into a magnificent red rock canyon. Petra's Hollywood moment was when it hosted the filming of Indiana Jones III. Remember where he found the Holy Grail? It is that ...