Petra – Cart hooked up to pole.
After having something to eat in Petra and before visiting the Ancient city of Petra, Heather spotted an old wooden cart chained to a power pole. The carving on the panels ofRead More…
Petra – Transport in and out of Ancient Petra
As stated in a earlier post, the walk into Ancient Petra is a downhill walk. The distance from the entrance to Ancient Petra is just under 2 kilometres – but there areRead More…
Petra – Sunset
After a great afternoon of adventure with the Ancient City of Petra, we took our bus back to our accommodation in Taybet Zaman Petra Resort. On the way back we stopped atRead More…
2014-03-28 – Petra – Petra to Amman
Started in the morning with a walk through the Siq at Petra and then up to the Monastary. For more information about Petra
Madaba – City of Mosaics
After leaving Petra, we continued up the Kings Highway towards Amman. A small detour off the main road to Madaba. Madaba is quite a large City but is well known for theRead More…
Madaba – Mosaics in the Byzantine Church of St George
In Madaba, the Byzantine Church of St George is the home of the Mosaic Map. This mosaic is a map of the area of Jordan and Israel. It shows important locations ofRead More…
Madaba – Fruit and Veg
Whilst travelling through many parts of the Middle East, we came across corner stores that have plenty of great looking, colourful fruit and vegetables for sale. This photo is just one ofRead More…
Madaba – Still making Mosaics
Travelling from Madaba city towards Mt Nebo, we stopped off at a large building – workshop. Here we were shown the art of making mosaics that still is a thriving business activityRead More…
Timna Park – North of Eilat
We have just travelled through the Wilderness in the Sinai Peninsula and made our way to the most southern City in Israel called Eilat. This is located on the Gulf of Aqaba.Read More…
Timna Park – Spiral Hill
One of the things about Timna Park is the many unique land formations that exist. Spiral Hill is named after the spiral shape which climbs up and around the rock – similarRead More…