Day 1 - Saturday & Sunday, November 20 & 21, 2004 - Flight On Saturday afternoon Gennie was in constant communication with Charlie and Sylvia Emmons who were going to travel with us. We were concerned with the weather and the forecast snow that was supposed to hit us on Saturday night and Sunday. Gennie made reservations for a Park and Fly package at Days Inn at Tower Road, just 10 ...
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Day 2 - Monday November 22, 2004 - Amman As the flight progressed eastward, we were able to sleep for several hours so we woke up more refreshed. I had a light breakfast at 10 AM Egypt time (1 AM Colorado). We talked to the Emmons who had decided to stay in the front, they did not sleep much but seemed bright and eager to start our adventure. They noted several other passengers ...
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Day 3 - Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - Tour Amman, Explore, & Swim in the Dead Sea Our room was nice and cool and we heard the rain during the night as our window was open. This morning, early, we heard the first call for prayer that is electronically produced now and synchronized throughout the city. It was still dark so we went back to sleep until the alarm went off at 7:15. Our ...
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Day 4 - Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - Discover the City of Jerash & Visit Ajlun We woke up to partly sunny skies with 50 degree cool temperatures. Gennie took a bag of laundry to be cleaned as it was reasonable here. We were on the bus at 9 AM and ready to travel north from Amman to the city of Jerash, a part of the Decapolis, the ten largest cities of the Eastern Roman Empire. ...
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Day 5 - Thursday, November 25, 2004 - Travel the King's Highway to Petra & Discover Madaba - Mt. Nebo This morning's challenge was getting all of the luggage into the back of the mini bus! The young man from the hotel was not as proficient in packing as those of us who were wanting to give helpful suggestions. He finally got them all in by packing some things behind the back ...
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Day 6 - Friday, November 26, 2004 - Explore Petra, the City Carved in Stone Our room clock said 4:38 but our alarm went off at 6:15 for the time to get up so we knew it was time to get up. It is COLD! (40 degrees) and windy so we needed to wear all of our warm clothes and more today. Our breakfast buffet at the Marriott was lovely, with a new taste - beef bacon - as the Muslims ...
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Day 7 - Saturday, November 27, 2004 - Travel from Petra to Wadi Run to Amman, Jordan - Flight to Cairo, Egypt We were up early today, a 6 AM wake-up call but we had set our alarm for 5:45. It was still foggy and cold but not raining yet. Samir told us at breakfast that this unusual 5 day cold front was to move out of Jordan this afternoon. A final thought from yesterday: Jeff ...
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