Jordan - Petra - Treasure House - Elter photo
1. Stone me! Petra, The Ancient City of Rock, was a greater experience for me than the pyramids at
Giza or the Valley of the Kings at Luxor – Petra is fantastic!
2. When in Petra a ten-year-old local beggar girl told me that I have beautiful eyes – too bad I was
wearing sunglasses
3. A peaceful Arab country for tourists, nothing to fear, totally friendly, even the hawkers harass
visitors politely
4. Admirable that their ruler can keep peace in his country and not make extra trouble in their
dangerous region
5. Locals are pleasant, friendly and moderate
6. Cheap eating if you are willing to go to non-touristy restaurants
7. Many hygienic, civilized restaurants
8. Good decision to spend the night by the Dead Sea
9. The landscape is diverse, full of contrasts
10. The total silence in the desert at Wadi Rum, and the sky filled with stars
Jordan - Dead Sea - rubbish - v.j. photo
1. The heat beating down on our heads in summer
2. The desert landscape becomes boring after a while, and you start to miss greens
3. Local men smoke a lot, always and everywhere
4. Some places are covered in litter
5. On desert tours it is usual to have some dull periods of idleness
6. The approximately three-inch-long coast at Aqaba doesn’t offer much
7. Alcoholic drinks are too expensive
8. The capital city, Amman, is not exciting, and street life is too sluggish
9. When visiting Petra, tourists are forced to spend as much money as possible
10. On a mountain road, you can’t help feeling concerned about the recklessness of the driver
11. The beach at the shores of the Dead Sea is dirty. Disgusting, beyond imagination. I abstained from going into the water, though normally I am not that fussy. But it is beyond imagination. I only saw this kind of neglect in Senegal and Haiti.
