Jordan Dead Sea

... of my trip will be my visit to the lost city of Petra hidden away between huge mountains and cliffs south of the Dead Sea. Equally impressing will be my visits to the massive Crusader Castle, my seeing Mount Nebo where Moses stood and saw before him ...

My 2 month trip through Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Greece.

Perhaps no place captures our imagination like the Dead Sea. The mythical Jordan River empties into this body of water – and never leaves. The waters that once served as a baptismal font end up stagnating in the Dead Sea – eventually ...

We spent the morning in the lovely hotel, floating on Dead Sea, taking body mud mask, and swimming in the hotel resort - a much needed relaxation after a hectic tour in Syria. We left the hotel at mid-day, and visited Jesus' baptism site on the Jordan ...

... has a monestry here and we celebrated Mass on the mountain were Moses died. We arrived at our hotel Kempinski which is right on the Dead Sea.  This hotel is certainly the most opulent I have ever seen  Tomorrow we have a free day to float and ...

... very nice and soothing to just bob in the waves. After a little bit of time in the water, I tried out the medicinal properties of Dead Sea mud. There were buckets full of it along the beach shore, so I slathered myself up and sat in the sun for a while ...

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... any burning, unlike some of the other poolside visitors that left looking a little 'lobster' like. We did the obligatory floating in the Dead Sea which was very strange.  The boys enjoyed it - once - but it needs to come with a health warning as ...