Sofitel Petra Taybet Zaman Wadi Musa

... squares. Visit The Jerash Temple of Artemis and travel 2000 years back in time.Day 3 Dead Sea (B)Steeped in historical and spiritual legacy, the Dead Sea is known worldwide. The Dead Sea is so rich in salt and minerals that no life form can exist in it. Enjoy soak in the buoyant and theraputic waters.Day 4 Petra (B)Head south along the 5000 year old King's Highway Road to the city of Petra. Enroute, visit some of the most cherished sights in the Holy Land: Madaba with its ...

... knows.) sooo cool!!! it was pretty hot, made worse by the fact that i had to cover my shoulders by wearing a blouse, and also long pants. but chris was also nice and sweatbagged. it was very expensive to get in too, we bought a 2 day pass because the place is humongus.<br><br>Oh and side note. yesterday we nearly checked into a hostel that was totally nasty. we had told the guy we would take the room and we put our stuff ...

... haha cheese.<br><br>Then off to lunch we went to a 5 star hotel in town for a buffet lunch. We got back to our hotel at 10pm, and passed out right away! It is now the next day and we are leaving Dahab today :(<br><br>We have to check out at 2pm, but we can keep our bags behind the front desk and still use the pool and showers and all that good stuff. It's only 10:30 in the morning and so hot, and I'm about ready ...

... wreck that is 25 metres at the bottom. I get my own diver master who takes me right into the sunken ship and through all the creepy passages inside, I see five Lion fish just swimming about, cool! There is very little room for maneuver inside the wreck and it was a real challenge, thoughts of getting trapped race through my mind but I remain in control and finish the dive buzzing from the experience.<br><br>Next, Egypt....<br><br>

... br>Op een gegeven moment klommen we zo'n weggesleten trap op, en die durften/konden we toen niet echt meer af.. Was dat effe grappig geweest, als we de toeristenpolitie hadden moeten bellen van bovenop een berg.. Gelukkig vonden we na een end lopen een ander doodeng trappetje, waar we mekaar naar beneden holpen. We waren inmiddels wel in de juiste Wadi (droogliggende watergang) maar nog steeds geen holy place te vinden.<br><br>Dus liepen we maar terug naar ons ...

Though we're on the other side of the world, it's nice to feel like we have a great big family here in Israel. They say you can't choose your family members, but after 11 days here, it's as if Israel chose us to be a part of their family. And just like any good family, you have the generous ones, the trusting ones, the pushy ones, the greedy ones, and those that quietly carry on as if you're not there at all. <br><br>The generous ones : When a child was crying on ...

<br>"No donkey halfway!" the vendor shouted after us after our 50th denial of his offer to rent us a donkey to carry us up the 995 steps to Petra's Monastery. It gave me pause. What if he was right? What if we really desperately wanted a donkey after we were halfway up the mountain? There we would be, alone and exhausted, on a mountain ledge with the voice of the vendor echoing in our heads-No donkey halfway!<br><br>Perhaps I should start at the beginning of the day rather than ...