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Well, we’re back in Tel Aviv and getting ready to go out to the crafts market again. We flew in from Amman last night after spending the day touring three sites. Our hotel arranged for a car and driver which we shared with another couple.
We started out the day at Um Quais, which ... (read more →)
Well, we went on the night tour of Petra last night and really enjoyed it. They light thousands of candles to illuminate the the route through the Siq to the Treasury and the space in front of it. There is then a folk music performance which echos around the walls of the canyon. ... (read more →)
We stayed at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Wadi Musa just outside the gate to Petra. The location was fantastic and we paid only $50 a night. The hotel itself is more like a run down Holiday Inn than what a Crowne Plaza would normally be, but it has a nice clean pool with fabulous ... (read more →)
We ate a couple of times at the Cave Bar located right next to the entrance to Petra and right next door to the Crowne Plaza (owned by them, too). Although it was a little on the expensive side (compared to other restaurants in Wadi Musa) when was the last time you had dinner in ... (read more →)
From Aqaba’s heat we went to Wadi Rum and were pleasantly surprised to find it much cooler (35C/90F). Wadi Rum is a dry river bed in the desert with spectacular scenery. We drove around some, then took a 5 hour break during which our "guide"/driver lost his tip, and then watched the sunset ... (read more →)
Well, yesterday morning we woke up at 4 am like good little tourists and drove to Masada, where we hiked up the "snake path" 1500 feet (400ish meters) in time to see the sunrise over the Dead Sea. Gorgeous, but also crazy. It was 35 degrees (90F) at 4:45AM!!! Yikes. We hiked around the ... (read more →)
The Coral Bay Hotel is right on the Red Sea, just south of Aqaba. Our room was a big step up from most of the rooms we were staying at. It was large, clean and nicely decorated. The balcony had a beautiful view out over the pools and the ocean.
There is a kids pool ... (read more →)
