Dec 19, Friday
It was a long trip that ended the last day with Montezuma’s revenge for all but the kids. Thank goodness it didn’t spoil our trip which was amazing.
There are not words in the English language to adequately describe what we saw. So much history and incredible sights I will try to give you just the highlights and include a few pictures along the way.
We were coming around the last corner of the narrow gorge leading to Petra and there before us was this magnificent beautiful carved building. It took your breath away. But, I’m getting ahead of myself.
We flew into Amman Jordon to stay at the Kompinski Hotel which is at least a 4 star in this country. Lots of marble, tile, rugs and gorgeous views.
Jordan definitely was my favorite of the countries. So much cleaner and easier to be in. Not at all like home, however, lots of construction, cracked and heaved sidewalks. Most of the women were dressed fairly normal with some wearing scarves on their heads. I think a lot of the progress in this country has been due to Queen Noor and the current queen. If you get a chance to read Queen Noor’s book I highly recommend it.
Now back to Petra. We had the history explained to us. Thousands of years ago an earthquake occurred moving the plates causing a break in the rock wall where winds and floods carved out this narrow passageway.
We mounted horses and rode part way and began an amazing walk through the narrow gorge with carvings, ancient writing, shrines and a roman water duct that ran the entire length of the gorge with dams along the way into the city. Michael and Jacob pretty much climbed along this duct most of the way.
The beautiful carved building we first saw was just the beginning. This was a town of over 250,000 people at one time. There are still four families living in the carved out houses. How they could in ancient times carve out this city that was several stories high boggles the mind.
Because we were in this amazing city all day, Michael, Jacob and I opted to ride a donkey back to the beginning of the city. Steven hired a carriage ride for Tom and I back to the visitors center. It was very jarring, but a long way so we were really grateful.
So far what have we been eating? Several types of flavored hummus, veggies, sausage, olives, marinated carrots, onions, and cucumbers. A new and delicious treat was zatar, which is a seasoning you dip pita bread in after olive oil. It is delicious. We also fell in love with the Jordanian mint tea.
For those of you who did the Beth Moore study last year you would have recognized with me various references to King Zerxes and the Selucian dynasty and various other things. (Excuse my spelling) More later from the Jordanian Kingdom. Love, Dolly
It was a long trip that ended the last day with Montezuma’s revenge for all but the kids. Thank goodness it didn’t spoil our trip which was amazing.
There are not words in the English language to adequately describe what we saw. So much history and incredible sights I will try to give you just the highlights and include a few pictures along the way.
We were coming around the last corner of the narrow gorge leading to Petra and there before us was this magnificent beautiful carved building. It took your breath away. But, I’m getting ahead of myself.
We flew into Amman Jordon to stay at the Kompinski Hotel which is at least a 4 star in this country. Lots of marble, tile, rugs and gorgeous views.
Jordan definitely was my favorite of the countries. So much cleaner and easier to be in. Not at all like home, however, lots of construction, cracked and heaved sidewalks. Most of the women were dressed fairly normal with some wearing scarves on their heads. I think a lot of the progress in this country has been due to Queen Noor and the current queen. If you get a chance to read Queen Noor’s book I highly recommend it.
Now back to Petra. We had the history explained to us. Thousands of years ago an earthquake occurred moving the plates causing a break in the rock wall where winds and floods carved out this narrow passageway.
We mounted horses and rode part way and began an amazing walk through the narrow gorge with carvings, ancient writing, shrines and a roman water duct that ran the entire length of the gorge with dams along the way into the city. Michael and Jacob pretty much climbed along this duct most of the way.
The beautiful carved building we first saw was just the beginning. This was a town of over 250,000 people at one time. There are still four families living in the carved out houses. How they could in ancient times carve out this city that was several stories high boggles the mind.
Because we were in this amazing city all day, Michael, Jacob and I opted to ride a donkey back to the beginning of the city. Steven hired a carriage ride for Tom and I back to the visitors center. It was very jarring, but a long way so we were really grateful.
So far what have we been eating? Several types of flavored hummus, veggies, sausage, olives, marinated carrots, onions, and cucumbers. A new and delicious treat was zatar, which is a seasoning you dip pita bread in after olive oil. It is delicious. We also fell in love with the Jordanian mint tea.
For those of you who did the Beth Moore study last year you would have recognized with me various references to King Zerxes and the Selucian dynasty and various other things. (Excuse my spelling) More later from the Jordanian Kingdom. Love, Dolly
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