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Jordan Pilgrimage Day 3 - The Long Drive to Amman

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Sun City Campsite in the morning Day three began with me feeling a little off but those omelettes were still there. And then as I got ready the “a little off” became more serious, and my day of needing to know where the toilet was began. Sadly. We set off for the long drive back up to Amman. We stopped at the Hejaz Railway Train of Wadi Rum . This took us back to the Arab Revolt of WWI and Prince Faisal and Lawrence of Arabia. A significant part of their guerrilla campaign was the constant attacks of the railway line that seriously disrupted communication and Ottoman troop movements.   The refurbished locomotive and carriages are there to help tourists experience something of that story. It was very cool to see it. After a few hours we stopped for lunch at a place Michel described as offering the best food we would have in Jordan. I had pita bread and a tiny wee bit of meat. Not a lot of anything. At one stop we learnt about the Mosaic of Jordan. We first encountered this in ...
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Jordan Pilgrimage Day 2 - A hot day in Petra

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Day two began so early, but with delicious omelets. The breakfast buffet includes an omelette chef who makes your omelette to order from a range of wonderful ingredients. No better way to start the day. And then at seven we gathered ready for our morning at Petra . This is the official website as well. It was cool, and quiet, not many people yet. We were guided down the road by our guide, Michel, towards Al-Siq, the narrow passage made so famous by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. We paused as we passed the Djinn Blocks and Obelisk Tomb and the Bab as-Siq Triclinium. At the entrance to Al-Siq was a Nabatean dam built after devastating floods to prevent further flooding and to aid in the capture of water that was then fed into Petra City down water channels. We then entered the Siq, walking in the cool, stopping for the statue of the Camel driver and camels, a Roman road and the admire the water channels that brought water down into the city. We learned some of the history and...
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