Movenpick Nabatean Castle Wadi Musa

... any restaurants. Given the terrain, it is better to take a taxi rather than walk, especially in the evening. Tonight we decide to have dinner at the hotel and after wards have nightcap of Scotch with Earl.<br><br>The next morning we go to the site of Petra, arriving at the Visitor&#8217;s Center at 8 AM. It is a perfect cloudless day, warm temperature that we estimate will be in the mid-20s by afternoon, and just a slight breeze. We ...

... and grandeur (word choice? oh well). From that point on, I walked along facades carved literally into the rock that led to large rooms all hollowed out by hand. I guess you don't have to worry about your palace falling down. If it does, you've got bigger problems than the lack of sleeping space (ie a mountain falling down). I ran into some Americans near the Roman amphitheater (as you'd expect, carved masterfully into a mountainside) who took some pictures for me ...

... probably in his early to mid 40s but he's arrogant and sleazyyyyyy. I don't like him so i keep my distance which makes me seem rude but i am sick and not in the mood to be hit on by smarmy men i have no interest in.<br><br>Any how, we entered Jordan through the port town of Aqaba which is in a really bizarre position. It's a 15 minute drive away from Saudi Arabia and a short distance from Eilat in Israel. You can actually see the city of ...

... Hello?? Luckily lots of people arrived later on - the next day. Met up with the people on my tour group, four other guys and fourteen girls, seems this tour is popular with the chicks. Get chatting to Kat, Nat, Emma and Caroline two of which are Canadian and two Australian who are very cool and share the same sense of humour. There is a South African family (white) who are lovely - dad, mum, two daughters and the daughter ...

... nu bij zn neef in een kast van een huis te laptoppen..<br><br>Morgen Petra.. Khou jullie op de hoogte!]<br><br>Oke, couchsurfen bij Bedoeinen is niet zoals bij andere mensen.. Zo slaap je waarschijnlijk niet bij je host zelf.. Na onze i-netsessie nam Ghassab ons mee naar klein Petra, alvast een soort voorproefje.. Bizar grote 'gebouwen' in en om grotten uit steen uitgehouwen, en een heleboel goten en waterkelders om niet om te komen van de dorst..<br><br ...

... up the steps of the cliff to the site if you are willing to pay for it. We used our own steam and began the hour long hike up the mountain while watching tourists on donkeys go up the narrow paths. I had earlier seen a poor horse with its front legs all grazed and bleeding after a fall and could see that it was so easy to injury an animal if it tripped on these dusty slippery paths with sheer drops down into gullies. It was awfully hot and hard work walking up into the ...

... it's quite common in these parts, and easily treated with medication. So, as in Croatia and her finger infection a few years back, Bonnie has given us an opportunity to experience the Jordanian medical system. Turns out it's pretty good. The doctor was a kind man, who makes house calls from his clinic, and was very sensitive to our needs as people passing through. Today, Bonnie was notably better already, and she should continue to improve.<br><br>As for today, we spent a full ...

... jeden wichtigen Ort belagern und gute Bilder unmoeglich machen. Deshalb am besten gleich beim Oeffnen um 6 Uhr erscheinen. Man betritt Petra durch den so genannten Siq, eine spektakulaere 1200 Meter lange Schlucht, die von bis zu 80 Meter hohen Felswaenden eingefasst ist. Es ist neben der Tatsache, dass es den perfekten Anfang eines jeden Ausflugstages darstellt, noch wegen den vielen verschiedenen Farbstufen des Gesteins interessant. Aber das beste ...

... is filled with temples and tombs built into the cliffs, a well preserved colosseum that we were able to clamber up and eat lunch on the stone steps (along with a gaggle of Jordanian school children - who, btw just tossed their lunch garbage on the steps much to my displeasure - which I made sure they knew!) I was picking up some of the garbage as we left and a young girl who was hawking necklaces came to help, thanking me - she too was obviously displeased with the ...

... refugees who I gather are treated somewhat differently in society and most live in northern Jordan where Amman is so it might be interesting to see what it's like. Not much going on in Amman but I want to go to the Dead Sea and float but I've checked the weather and its forecast to rain. <br><br>This time next week I'll be in Malaysia. No desert for Koreans to get lost in and I'm guessing no sand which I've just found more of in my pocket...