Archive for the ‘Jordan’ Category

A sportsbar in Amman and a fabulous Dutch soccerteam

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Netherlands - Italy : 3-0, arrivederci!
Watching soccer with an international crowd is fun… especially if the Dutch totally humiliate both the Italian and the French teams :D . Au revoir and arrivederci!

Birds over Amman
Birds over Amman.

The magic of Wadi Rum

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Wadi Rum
No agenda, no phone, no internet, no people. Time and space are different here.

Wadi Rum
Made it!

Wadi Rum
The views are superb. There’s only the guide and me.

Wadi Rum
Sleeping outside under the stars – legendary.

Moon meets Wadi Rum
Moon meets Wadi Rum, too!

Wadi Rum
Sunrise, alone.

Rock-solid Nabatean efforts at Petra

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Petra
The 1.2 kilomter Siq, leading up to Petra, with water systems on both sides.

Petra
This picture shows nicely how the Nabateans cut their tombs and monastery out of solid rock. Go figure!

Treasury, Petra
Out of rock!

Petra
ROCK!

Moon meets Petra
Moon meets Petra.

Bedouin, Petra
Bedouin girl.

More Petra pictures.