Petra & Amman Jordan
Petra & Amman Jordan
Day 1
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...
Day 2
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...
Day 3
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...
Day 4
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...
Day 5
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...
Day 6
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...
Day 7
Day 7 - Saturday, November 27, 2004 - Travel from Petra to Wadi Rum 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....
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Day 13 - Saturday, April 22, 2022 - Depart for U.S.
The hotel prepared a box breakfast for us as we had to be in the lobby way before the breakfast room was open.
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