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| Two camels in a Toyota! |
After spending the night in Cairo we said goodbye to our
horrible Egyptian tour guides and then returned to the airport so we could
catch a flight to Amman, Jordan. In
Amman we boarded another tour bus with a new tour guide and headed down the
Kings Highway to Petra.
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| Ruins of a castle we saw along the way. |
Within minutes of our arrival in Jordan we realized our
new tour guide was going to be great. We
had horrible experiences with our guides in Egypt so we were relieved to see
that our new tour guide was kind and attentive to our tour group. During the bus trip he stopped at a store,
similar to an American mini-mart, and let us shop for snacks since he knew
there was no food available until we reached our hotel for dinner. It was fun to see the mini-mart, the stuff
they sell, and meet some local people on our adventure to the hotel.
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| Rob at the mini-mart |
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| Jason found some treasures! |
The Taybet Zaman is the hotel we stayed at near
Petra. The deluxe hotel was created out
of an old restored Bedouin village. It
sat high on a hill overlooking the desert.
When we arrived it was cold and the wind was howling which gave it a
spooking yet fascinating feel. I loved
staying at this hotel because it was unlike any place I’d ever stayed. The rooms were really nice and the hotel was
very close to Petra. We had the option
to go on a night visit to Petra but we passed to save money and stay at the
hotel for dinner. If I had it to do over
I’d go on the night visit to Petra. I’ve
seen pictures and it looks amazing at night, probably worth the extra
cash.
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| View from the hotel |
After dinner we all took it easy and went to bed.
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