Amazing Jordan

So I went to Jordan for a week - the heat!!! Thank God i carried my hat :)

I was excited about the trip especially since I have really longed to see River Jordan and all the history around it. I missed a trip to Israel some time back and my sis has taunted me for this for years!!

The hotel we stayed in was simply amazing, what these guys have done to recover dry land and made such an oasis, only God knows! very impressive!! and the infinity pools? let me just stop there

So.........on one of the evenings, we went town to the beach and simply floted in the Dead Sea, plastered mud all over our bodies, took a shower (some went back to the sea) and finished with a swim at the glorious infinity pool - amazing experience...and i will not even start on how the sunsets look like over the deadsea...

By day 4 we took a drive to the river and saw the place where Jesus was baptised. It has been fenced and the river no longer passes there....it changed route... two people in the group actually dipped themselves in the river, where it now passes overlooking an imposing Israel border, symbolic of being baptised (one needs to but a special white robe for this)

The fifth day we took off to Petra....on the way there we saw the statue that's believed to be Lots wife, the one who turned to a pillar of salt.... I must say I had never heard of this place before! Petra that is

From the name it means rock (remember Peter, being called rock). The place is one rocky place and it is an ancient city that was built on the rocks! Those guys curved out amazing tombs and stadium from the rocks....waaaaaaa...yaani just google for more information

Then we were reminded that Petra was featured in TinTin and Indiana Jones movies...imagine that!

Ah Jordan! amazing place