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Old 12-20-2012, 08:40 AM   #2
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Then I went from Hong Kong to Thailand then to Jordan.
From Thailand to Jordan was all business class, we sat beside 2 air marshalls which was pretty weird.

On the flight; flying business class



Can you tell me what this hole is for?



It’s for you to tie it to your shirt while eating


So we got to Jordan in Jerash
Gates of the Jerash: (Luke 8:26-39) The Demons And The Pigs parable



Food in Israel and Jordan... man, it's amazing the first few days, but no pork, lack of chinese food really got to us.


After 12 days, 3 buffet meals a day… it got boring



Jordan: Petra
This has influences from Egypt: as you can see the Obelisk (cones) on the top 4 = 4 family members


Walk another ½ hr, you get to the entrance of Petra (where they filmed Indiana Jones 2.) The two sides are where they collect waters to funnel as water channels into their city


Nabataeans were great cravers: does it look like a fish?


Or does it look like an elephant now?


Johann Ludwig disguised himself as a Muslim and someone led him to the temple / monastery. It wasn't until then he wrote down all the notes and Petra was discovered to the public.


This is just the treasury which is like not even ½ the site.


People thought there was an urn on the top with treasures that’s why people would shoot at it.


There is actually a basement but they no longer do anymore digging


You can take the donkey and it’s a set price set by the government.



People used to live in there and after 1980s, the street vendors are no long allowed to sell stuff or use the insides as store front to sell stuff because in 1985 it's a National park (or protected historical site) whatever you call it.


This is the start of a 2 hour climb with 800+ steps.


This kid had no shoes…


People are able to take the donkeys


It’s really dangerous going DOWN cause they go really fast and you’ll fall right off.



This is the LAST part of Petra, a 4.5 hour hike in the making. This is the monastery


Highest point of Petra the monastery

It took another 2 hours to go back down. Entire day is 8 hours of hiking. Wake up at 6, buffet at 7, hiking at 8 AM at Petra (70 =USD dollars admission), lunch at 12:30, 2 PM at the top and got back to hotel at 5 ish
Me as a reference… It’s HUGE.


Mount Nebo: the place where God told Moses this is his land but will never be able to step foot on. It says dead sea, Jerusalem etc.

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