Jordan & Jerusalem: January 2014


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February 19th 2014
Published: February 22nd 2014
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Hilary's Account of our January 2014 trip to Jordan, beginning with Amman (Tom's account is at the end). Note: 215 photos in all, so please scroll down at the bottom of page. And do leave a comment if you're so inclined. Hilary did most of the planning of the trip on the Web, reserving our flights from Paris to Aqaba and back to Paris via Amman on Royal Jordanian Airlines and our ho... Read Full Entry



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crossing over to Israel
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souk in the Arab quarter
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Jewish part of "souk"
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We saw lots of young Israeli soldiers visiting the city
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the Western (or "wailing") Wall
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the praying area is gender-separated
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the women's side



4th March 2014

Great stories and photos, bravo!
4th March 2014

Great trip - wish I could go there too!
19th March 2014

Loved the amazing adventures of Tom and Hillary
Thoroughly enjoyed having both points of view! Very happy you were "saved" from misadventure by Arab guardian angels! Extremely impressed by how much you were able to see and how good a grasp of things you had after such a short time! Yes, beautiful, breathtaking... and also depressing. As usual, the photos are fabulous. Can't wait for the next installment from the dynamic travelling duo!

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