Advertisement
« previous next »
Statue Detail  
   

Statue Detail

Jordan - Lost Cities and Crusader Castles

February 21st 2008
It's six-thirty A.M on Valentine's Day and we get picked up at our hotel in Eilat to be taken to the Jordanian border. After leaving Israel and walking across the two hundred metre "no mans land", we arrive at the Jordanian immigration desk (staffed by one person) and get caught up behind a very large Eastern European tour group which delayed us forever...eventually we are able to enter Jordan an ... read more
Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

Jordanian Flag For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.086s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 18; qc: 70; dbt: 0.0585s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb