Jordan's highlights.

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Again I will share images of my journey . I liked Jordan . It is not as aggressive as Egypt and it is also much calmer in all ways . There were women around walking , working and shopping . They wore headscarves but I saw very few covered faces .The south is desert of course but the north is agricultural . It has been a land desired by many over the years and has some pretty awesome ruins ...Roman ,Ottoman and Crusader... Enjoy these photos ( if you click on them they will enlarge for better detail ) and let me know if you would like me to keep you on the mailing list .

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Photos

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Vegetables and herbs were grown by the promanade along the Gulf of Aqaba in Aquba ,Jordon . A pleasanr town ...the site of defeat of the Turks by Lawrence and his Arab army.

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Lawrence of Arabias 7 Pillared Mountain in Wadi Rum

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Sunset in Wadi Rum...a lot like a prairie sunset... spectacular!

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Beduoin barbeque burried in the sand to cook...

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It was delicious... lamb , chicken ,potatoes ,onions ,carrots...very tasty

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In Wadi Rum the sandstone is eroded in the most amazing patterns and shapes . The red colour is very striking .

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Drawings/carving on the rock . Interestng but I have no idea when they were done...could have been last week.

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My room at the Bedouin camp ... the walls were woven goat hair and the bed was comfortable with a warm comforter . It was needed because the desert really IS COLD at night .

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Sheep and goats ... they graze in the ditches during the day and mom and/or the children herd them home in the late afternoon . Healthy looking aren't they .

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One walks @ 1.5 km to get into Petra...all downhill with many twists and turns . There had been a flash flood 10 days before so we had to watch our footing ... and then we saw it...

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The treasury in the sunlight...it was beautiful . Check the size of the folks in front for an indication of how big that building is and it was carved OUT of the rock . I think it deserves the new title of one of the man-made wonders of the world.

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Within the city of Petra . I spent @ 7 hours wandering about this place that was ALL CARVED OUT of the rock .There were probably 50,000 Nabateans who lived here at on time.

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Pretty rock...it isn't all red there was a fair amount of this bluish stone...

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A Bedouin busker?

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There were fields of Desert tomatoes , cucumbers and potatoes . They fetch a higher price at the market for people believe they have a better flavour .

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The Dead Sea ... it is that salty that one can sit in it ...and it is really difficult to get up because you can't get your legs down ..I had to turn bellyside down and get my knees on the ground to get up .

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Mount Nebo ... it is here that Moses set eye on the promised land ... and died. The site is a few hours from Petra which is in Wadi Musa ( the Valley of Moses ).

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Amman ... a white city . A BIG city of @3 Million people , half the population of Jordan.

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The copper scroll of the Dead SEa Scrolls that were found in Qumram (now part of Israel ) in the late 194o's . This was a great museum that traced ,ith artifacts , the history of the invaders and inhaitant of this land from the time of the Canaanites.

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Our group with Ryad our Jordanian guide .

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Northern Jordan ... a roman city high above and across from the Sea of Galilee with Syria to the north and the West Bank to the south . These women had taken off their headscarves were drinking coke , SMOKING and generally just relaxing.

Comments

[laura]

Good photos
We saw so many of the same things. A special bond. I loved Jordan and the Jordanians. I would go back anytime. But I also want to spend time in Israel. Lucky you.

[R&C]

Very good
It is easier to see what you mean because I had seen some or all of these before. Great! Yes, we want to be on your mailing list. Tks. for sharing. R&C

[Nettie Kost]

Enjoying the pictures
Keep them coming;puts pictures to the many places I hear about and now you have experienced. Especially enjoyable as we wait for our spring to arrive. Cheers, Nettie

[lucille]

Made my day ...
had to chuckle seeing you laughing and 'swimming' in the dead sea -- shades of our Manitou Lake! But the ladies in black drinking coke -- wanted to strip for them -- not so funny! Your choice of pictures is like a history lesson -- view life in the Middle East in a much more positive light now -- they have so much natural beauty along with amazing man-made monuments -- interesting that they continue to live a simple life! Thanks for sharing!