Valley Stars Inn Wadi Musa

Am nächsten Morgen rufe ich Nawaf an. Nawaf ist ein couchsurfend** Bedouine. Er wusste, dass ich komme und hatte mir seine Hilfe angeboten. Wir v**abreden uns kurz nach 10 Uhr am Hotel. Zwei Anrufe spät** treffen wir uns - es war nun schon kurz nach 11 Uhr. Erik und ich hatten noch nicht gefrühstückt und dementsprechend etwas hungrig.<br><br>Nawaf schlägt vor zu**st zum Haupteingang zu fahren um die Eintrittskarten zu kaufen, danach zu ihm ins Bedouinendorf. Doch zu**st halten wir ...

We arrived in Petra town (Wadi Musa) and visited Little Petra the first day. We were the only people when we arrived and had fun exploring the tombs, climbing rocks and taking pictures. Back at the hotel I did some laundry, wrote in my journal and generally relaxed until the evening buffet at the hotel. It was good, we just thought it was strange that we weren't given a choice about dinner since we had so much time and it wasn't an included meal ...

... Nou, oke dan! Cououououch 11..?<br><br>Vandaag (zondag) nam Ghassab ons mee naar de woestijn in de buurt van klein Petra, waar we een enge berg opklommen en zo opeens naast de Monastary stonden. En al die Hollaender daar maar hijgen van die hoge trappen! Hihi! Daar hebben we lekker lang gezeten met een koud drankje, en toen gingen we nog even naar Israel kijken vanaf een uitzichtpunt.. Boeiend...<br><br>De trappen naar beneden zijn helemaal niet zo erg! Hihi ...

... as we are, we let them. <br>Those that quietly carry on as if you're not there: While waiting in line, I (Becca) had three men cut in front of me. The first one smelled horribly, so I let him go. The second wore thick glasses that magnified his eyes, so I assumed that he couldn't see me. But by the third man, I was so annoyed. Being that my Hebrew is very limited I said to him (in Hebrew), "Excuse me, I'm here!" (Thank you all those years of Hebrew School). Yet ...

Bonjour a tous,<br><br>Je passe mes premiers jours en Jordanie à Madaba, non loin de la capitale Amman, histoire d'éviter le stress de la capitale, qui, de toute façon ne vaut pas vraiment le détour. Je verrai sur les dernier jours si j'ai le temps d'y passer. Je ne peux m'empêcher de comparer avec le seul autre pays musulman que j'ai visité, l'Iran, pour ce qui est des premières impressions : les gens sont accueillants mais ne pourront jamais ...

... whole area was teeming with life and forrests, then the Ottomans arrived and cut down everything. I can't wait to see this place in about 30 yrs when all the trees have grown back. About another 1hr along we stopped at a look-out by the side of the road and there it was below us, our first glimps of the city of Petra. All we could see was part of one of the canyon that made up some of the entry path to the city. There were a couple of old buildings we could see as well. We were all on ...

... if you're a monk, you would also shun the donkey. Some sort of bodily sacrifice must be part of why a monastery would be in such a remote place; after all, somebody has to carry up the food and water used in a place designed for solitude and devotion.<br><br>My thoughts on this feel only half formed, maybe it's the heat, but I feel like there's something important here and I can't quite grasp it. Or maybe it's the fact that many of the mysteries of Petra have yet to be solved ...

... denn der Laden ist klar ueberteuert und das Personal groesstenteils arrogant und unfreundlich. Aber es lebt eben von seinem Ruf. Von Zedane habe ich abgesehen von einem Anruf, den ich nicht beantwortet habe, nichts mehr gehoert. Gut so. Die naechsten Tage ueber gehts erstmal ein bisschen wandern, bevor ich zu Angelo in Amman zurueckkehren werde. Bis jetzt habe ich mit Wadi Rum und Petra ganz eindeutig die Schokoladenseite von Jordanien gesehen... Brisko

... place and got a dorm room of 16 for 3 Dina which is cheap for Jordan. Jordan is not that cheap I tell you Egypt is a lot cheaper. After chatting to some of the staff some from Sri Lanka and Indonesia which is a bit random we headed out to Petra. Petra is officially one of the wonders of the world and I was really looking forward to seeing it I was not to be disappointed. We brought a 2 day ticket which cost me 26 Dina no student discount I am afraid. We headed ...