It's terrible that my family is seeing the world, I and can't seem to find the time up write about these amazing adventures. I have got to at least record a little...
I started telling about our trip to Jordan - a year ago!
After the Dead Sea and the baptism sight, we went on a little hike up what is believed to be Mt. Nebo - where Moses saw in a vision where to take the children of Israel. It was beautiful. We went up at dusk and watched the sun set. It was quite rocky with a little grass here and there. Goats are everywhere in Jordan, always with their shepherds. On Mt. Nebo we didn't see goats that night, but lots of signs they had been there. (goat poop) The kids hiked far away until we could hardly see them, then came back to be together for the sun set. You could see far into Israel and into Egypt as well, it was so pretty.
The next day we drove up into the higher area, called the Kings Highway. Man, that place was beautiful. We stopped in Madaba to see a beautiful old mosaic in a church called St. George's. They say it is the most accurate account (map) of ancient Jerusalem. We ate some local shwarma and enjoyed bit of local Jordanian culture. This was en route on our way south to Petra. The Kings Highway, in the spring, is green and full of life. Lots of farmers fields, people working, and families picnicking. One thing we really enjoyed seeing was Jordanians living! So many of the Arabs we live with do not work. Their culture is run by low paid men from south east Asian. And in Jordan, the local people actually work and take pride in their land. Along the way we also saw many many Bedouin camps. Far more than we see here. People out caring for their camels, horses and sheep. Lot's of tents had unicef labels on them. Jordan has taken in millions of Syrian refugees since their civil war, and now with ISIS invading. It is really sad and disheartening. But in regards to the tents, we were told these were not in fact refugees, but that you could buy a big huge tent for just a couple of dollars. So much of the country was benefiting from the aid.
The road was VERY winding. So much so, that I can hardly remember really driving on that crazy of a road. It it was up and down hills and valleys. Most impressive was what reminded me of a smaller version of the Grand Canyon. I couldn't believe something so similar was on this side of the world. It was SO cool. As we explored the southern half of Jordan, we commented over and over how much it looked like southern Utah. So I guess the Grand Canyon fits right in, huh?
We stopped at a great old Crusaders castle called Karak Castle. Really cool! We're getting so spoiled with things like castles, it's getting harder and harder to impress us. This did! From the stories of throwing people over the 7 story walls with boxes on their heads (so they would last a little longer and suffer more) to seeing the amazing ruins of working areas of the castle (the foundry, horse stables, leather works, bakery) - we really loved it. We had a great guide who took so great family pictures for us.
We arrived in Wadi Musa, or Petra in the evening. Ready for bed before our early morning trek into the park.
I started telling about our trip to Jordan - a year ago!
After the Dead Sea and the baptism sight, we went on a little hike up what is believed to be Mt. Nebo - where Moses saw in a vision where to take the children of Israel. It was beautiful. We went up at dusk and watched the sun set. It was quite rocky with a little grass here and there. Goats are everywhere in Jordan, always with their shepherds. On Mt. Nebo we didn't see goats that night, but lots of signs they had been there. (goat poop) The kids hiked far away until we could hardly see them, then came back to be together for the sun set. You could see far into Israel and into Egypt as well, it was so pretty.
The next day we drove up into the higher area, called the Kings Highway. Man, that place was beautiful. We stopped in Madaba to see a beautiful old mosaic in a church called St. George's. They say it is the most accurate account (map) of ancient Jerusalem. We ate some local shwarma and enjoyed bit of local Jordanian culture. This was en route on our way south to Petra. The Kings Highway, in the spring, is green and full of life. Lots of farmers fields, people working, and families picnicking. One thing we really enjoyed seeing was Jordanians living! So many of the Arabs we live with do not work. Their culture is run by low paid men from south east Asian. And in Jordan, the local people actually work and take pride in their land. Along the way we also saw many many Bedouin camps. Far more than we see here. People out caring for their camels, horses and sheep. Lot's of tents had unicef labels on them. Jordan has taken in millions of Syrian refugees since their civil war, and now with ISIS invading. It is really sad and disheartening. But in regards to the tents, we were told these were not in fact refugees, but that you could buy a big huge tent for just a couple of dollars. So much of the country was benefiting from the aid.
The road was VERY winding. So much so, that I can hardly remember really driving on that crazy of a road. It it was up and down hills and valleys. Most impressive was what reminded me of a smaller version of the Grand Canyon. I couldn't believe something so similar was on this side of the world. It was SO cool. As we explored the southern half of Jordan, we commented over and over how much it looked like southern Utah. So I guess the Grand Canyon fits right in, huh?
We stopped at a great old Crusaders castle called Karak Castle. Really cool! We're getting so spoiled with things like castles, it's getting harder and harder to impress us. This did! From the stories of throwing people over the 7 story walls with boxes on their heads (so they would last a little longer and suffer more) to seeing the amazing ruins of working areas of the castle (the foundry, horse stables, leather works, bakery) - we really loved it. We had a great guide who took so great family pictures for us.
We arrived in Wadi Musa, or Petra in the evening. Ready for bed before our early morning trek into the park.
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