20081122-002 And away we go heading for Petra.
20081122-005 Small town on the way to Petra.
20081122-007 Al Sultai Tourism rest house, bazaar and restaurant on way to Petra.
20081122-012 Madonna mosaic at Al Sultai Tourism rest house, bazar and restaurant.
20081122-016 Train on railway line that was blown up by Lawrence of Arabia.
20081122-017 Fruit and vegie truck heading for Amman.
20081122-018 Fruit stall beside the road to Petra.
20081122-024 Town on the way to Petra.
20081122-027 Entrance to Petra.
20081122-029 The rock struck by Moses to bring forth water.
20081122-031 Janet tries a drink at the rock struck by Moses to bring forth water. Tasted nice.
20081122-032 Michael has a drink at the rock struck by Moses to bring forth water. Tasted nice for me also but rum is still better.
20081122-036 Scenes in Petra.
20081122-044 Scenes in Petra.
20081122-046 Kath & Janet chatting in Petra.
20081122-049 Our room in the Panorama Hotel, Petra. First hotel and easily the best. Must have been the presidential suite we think.
20081122-050 View from our room at the Panorama Hotel, Petra.
20081122-052 View from our room at the Panorama Hotel, Petra.
20081122-060 View from the pool balcony at the Panorama Hotel, Petra.
20081122-070 Janet on the pool balcony at the Panorama Hotel, Petra.
20081122-073 View from the pool balcony at the Panorama Hotel, Petra.
20081122-076 Michael & Janet on the pool balcony at the Panorama Hotel, Petra.
20081123-000b View from room in morning.
20081123-000h Michael waiting for the bus.
20081123-002 Aaron's Tomb from Pamorama Hotel.
20081123-008 Scenes in Petra town.
20081123-011 Tour Group at Old Petra.
20081123-015 Heading into Old Petra.
20081123-020 Triclinium Obelisk. We thought it was impressive but there was lots more to come.
20081123-028 Janet & Michael in the tunnel at Wadi al-Mudhlim. It was a diversion tunnel for water cut through solid rock.
20081123-032 Start of the gorge, Al-Siq, at Old Petra.
20081123-034 Nabatacan guard & Janet at entrance to Al-Siq.
20081123-037 Mary & Janet in Al-Siq.
20081123-046 Michael resting in Al-Siq. It was a long walk through the gorge.
20081123-065 Some of the group on the paved road.
20081123-070 Treasury in Old Petra. Janet made me shut my eyes as we came out the gorge so I saw it all at once when out of the gorge. Wonderful idea.
20081123-073 Al-Siq exit into the Treasury opening.
20081123-074 Michael in front of the Treasury.
20081123-080 Janet & Michael between Treasury pillers.
20081123-084 Side room at the Treasury.
20081123-099 Tomb 67 at Old Petra.
20081123-107 Building in The Street of Facades.
20081123-110 Janet in Tomb 70.
20081123-111 Janet in Tomb 70.
20081123-122 Along the wall of The Outer Sid.
20081123-128 Along the wall of The Outer Sid.
20081123-130 Along the wall of The Outer Sid.
20081123-132 Michael shows the height of the entrance.
20081123-137 Janet & Michael showing the width of Al-Siq.
20081123-161 On route to Wadi Rum. No idea what the sign meant.
20081123-165 On route to Wadi Rum.
20081123-168 On route to Wadi Rum.
20081123-183 View down the Wadi from Wadi Rum Visitor Centre.
20081123-205 Michael, Richard, Trudy, Peter, Amy & Janet in their 4WD.
20081123-207 Cross country in the 4WDs. The other three vehicles kept breaking down. Guess we picked the only good one.
20081123-213 Lone tree in Wadi Rum.
20081123-232 Michael & Amy enjoying tea. My second bride that cost me 5 camels ($US5000.00 each).
20081123-237 In Wadi Rum.
20081123-240 Janet being blown away in the 4WD. But the smile shows she is enjoying it.
20081123-254 Abe & Richard in the gorge in Wadi Rum.
20081123-255 Man inscription in the gorge in Wadi Rum.
20081123-261 Richard coming down the sand hill in Wadi Rum.
20081124-010 On the way to Jarash.
20081124-017 Hadrian's Gate at Jarash.
20081124-021 Kath at Hadrian's Gate at Jarash.
20081124-030 Walking in the Hippodrome. Ben Hur had wrecked all the chariots so no ride.
20081124-032 Leaving the Hippodrome.
20081124-041 Ken in the in the Piazza in old Jarash.
20081124-045 Looking up at Athena's temple
20081124-050 Dimitra & Kath in the Theatre.
20081124-073 Barton & Janet in the Emperor's seat at the Theatre.
20081124-083 Michael at the Sanctuary of Artemis.
20081124-092 Carved top of column at The Sanctuary of Artemis.
20081124-098 Trudy & Michael on the steps from the Sanctuary of Artemis.
20081124-106 Chariot wheels wear in the road.
20081124-109 Main road intersection. It was so busy that traffic police were employed to control the chariot drivers.
20081124-110 Night traffic lighting at the main intersection.
20081124-117 Michael straightening a column.
20081124-123 Michael trying a coffin for size.
20081124-131 Janet & Elizabeth with dessert. We roamed the streets trying most things for lunch.
20081124-139 On the way to the Dead Sea.
20081124-145 Michael trying to keep his head above sea level. We still had to go down nearly 400m to reach the Dead Sea.
20081124-160 Michael floating in the Dead Sea. No drowning in this sea. But don't get it in your mouth or eyes.
20081124-163 Michael floating in the Dead Sea. Great sensation.
20081124-170 Mud pack at the Dead Sea. Yes we were really covered in black mud.
20081124-195 Sunset on the road back to from the Dead Sea.
20081124-198a Janet & Michael on the bus from the Dead Sea.
20081124-221 Tour group at Abe's relatives. We had a lovely evening there.
20081124-226 Janet enjoying dinner. Food through out the tour was lovely.
20081125-006 Pope's visit memorial at Mt Nebo.
20081125-014 Sonia tries to move a rolling stone door at Mt Nebo.
20081125-020 Old mosaic at Mt Nebo.
20081125-025 Michael on Mt Nebo. We drove up in the bus but Moses walked all the way.
20081125-030 South East view from Mt Nebo. No idea of the town's name.
20081125-033 Janet and the Cross on Mt Nebo.
20081125-041 Abe, Peter & Michael at the Pope's visit memorial on Mt Nebo.
20081125-044 Our bus driver in Jordan. Didn't have an accident and there were some hairy roads.
20081125-046 Mosaic and Jewell place near Mt Nebo.
20081125-051 Coming down from Mt Nebo. Lots of steep hairpin bends.
20081125-058 Bedouin camp near Allenby bridge border crossing. Generally very dirty, these are everywhere in Jordan and Israel.
20081125-069 Domino road blocks in Israel.
20081125-073 Roadhouse stop just inside Israel. Our first taste of the prices to come - high.
20081125-084 SE corner of the old city wall of Jerusalem.
20081125-088 Michael & Janet on Mount of Olives.
20081125-094 Tree at American Colony Hotel. Lots of old olive trees everywhere.
20081125-096 Sonia, Ami, Abe, Michael, Janet & Oriana at the American Colony Hotel. Interesting history.
20081125-102 Aussie wine at the American Colony Hotel. Trust Janet to spot it.
20081126-001 On the bus ready to go for day 5.
20081126-003 In the Mount of Olives graveyard.
20081126-005 Old city wall.
20081126-006 Dormition Abbey.
20081126-011 View of Temple Mount area from Mount of Olives graveyard.
20081126-016 Armed graveyard guard.
20081126-020 Garden of Gethsemane.
20081126-024 Church of Gethsemane.
20081126-029 Church of Gethsemane.
20081126-040 Tour group on Belvedere Lookout.
20081126-041 View from Belvedere Lookout.
20081126-042 Sign on Belvedere Lookout.
20081126-048 Ecclesia Catholica Sancti Petri in Gallicantu church.
20081126-055 Janet, Jan & Elizabeth leading the way to King David's tomb.
20081126-056 Dormition Abbey.
20081126-058 King David.
20081126-065 Moslem window in Last Supper room (Church of All Nations).
20081126-067 On the roof of King David's tomb.
20081126-070 Trudy hiding in Michael's shade.
20081126-077 Zion Gate.
20081126-078 Michael and Mary inside the old city.
20081126-079 Michael & Dimitra.
20081126-096 SW corner of Old City Wall.
20081126-102 Michael at the Western (Wailing) Wall.
20081126-109 Resting at Western (Wailing) Wall.
20081126-113 Montefiore Windmill.
20081126-118 Tour group at St George's Cathedral courtyard.
20081126-127 St George's Cathedral.
20081126-132 St George's Cathedral organ.
20081126-134 Australian kneeling cushion in St George's Cathedral.
20081126-137 Michael naming photos on the laptop.
20081127-001 Sunrise view from our room.
20081127-002 First cloud seen in Israel. Didn't see much the whole time there.
20081127-005 Entering the old city at Dung Gate.
20081127-011 Being briefed at Temple Mount.
20081127-018 Mosaic wall at Dome of the Rock. Mosaic everywhere was lovely.
20081127-024 Dome at the corner of Temple Mount.
20081127-030 Bassins De Bethesda. The site of the miracle of Jesus on a paralytic.
20081127-035 Basilique Sainte Anne.
20081127-040 Via Dolorosa sign
20081127-041 Church of the Condemnation - Stations of the Cross No1
20081127-043 Church of the Condemnation - Stations of the Cross No1
20081127-045 Church of the Flagellation sign - Stations of the Cross No2
20081127-046 Church of the Flagellation - Stations of the Cross No2
20081127-050 Ken heading down Via Dolorosa
20081127-052 The chapel at the 3rd Station of the Cross
20081127-053 The 3rd Station of the Cross.
20081127-054 Altar of Our Lady of the Cross - Stations of the Cross No4
20081127-056 Walking down Via Dolorosa. This part was like a market area.
20081127-057 The 5th Station of the Cross
20081127-058 The 5th Station of the Cross
20081127-059 Janet doing the reading at the 5th Station of the Cross
20081127-063 Walking down Via Dolorosa
20081127-064 The Sixth Station of the Cross. Like many, just a marking on the wall in the Via Dolorosa.
20081127-066 The Seventh Station of the Cross sign
20081127-069 The Seventh Station of the Cross. In a small chapel behind a souvenior shop.
20081127-070 Greek gathering in Via Dolorosa
20081127-071 The Eighth Station of the Cross sign
20081127-072 The Eighth Station of the Cross
20081127-073 Janet at the Eighth Station of the Cross
20081127-077 The Ninth Station of the Cross
20081127-081 Janet & Trudy in the courtyard of the Churches of the Holy Sepulchre. The last five Stations of the Cross were within the churches.
20081127-085 The Tenth Station of the Cross
20081127-086 Doorway into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
20081127-089 The Eleventh Station of the Cross
20081127-095 The cracked rock of Golgotha, Twelfth Station of the Cross
20081127-096 Near the Twelfth Station of the Cross
20081127-100 The Stone of Unction in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
20081127-101 Painting behind The Stone of Unction in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
20081127-103 Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, Thirteenth Station of the Cross
20081127-106 Chapel not owned by any religion.
20081127-109 Where we prayed for the Fourteenth Station of the Cross
20081127-111 Waiting for the bus at Jaffa Gate in the old Jerusalem wall.
20081127-114 Guards at Jaffa Gate. Soldiers, police and civilian security with loaded weapons were a common sight.
20081127-117 Israeli settlement near Bethlehem. The ones causing lots of relationship problems with the Palestinians.
20081127-119 Entrance Gate through the wall to Bethlehem. The city is partly surrounded by a six meter high concrete wall and partly by electrified wire fence.
20081127-124 Wall around Bethlehem.
20081127-126 Ironic message on the Wall around Bethlehem.
20081127-131 Shepherd's Field church.
20081127-133 Shepherd's Field church.
20081127-138 Kath, Janet and a blurry Richard in the Shepherd's Field church.
20081127-142 Shepherd's fountain. Don't know if that was its name as everything was in other languages.
20081127-143 Extending the concrete Israeli wall around Bethlehem.
20081127-158 Nativity church.
20081127-160 St Catherine's.
20081127-165 Nativity church.
20081128-007 Janet enjoying an ice cream. The cornetto was larger then in Australia - yummy
20081128-016 Fish ponds in the very fertile Jezurah Valley.
20081128-019 Gideon's Cave and Harod's spring.
20081128-023 Stormy weather over Teacher's Mount.
20081128-026 Janet & Elizabeth with their wine purchases at Nein. Finally stopped near a small supermarket. Wine is available in shops everywhere in Israel.
20081128-029 Mt Tavor of the Transfiguration.
20081128-036 Sea of Galilee and mountains in Jordan.
20081128-045 Jordan River site for Baptisms. Strange place! ! !
20081128-048 Janet hugs a gum tree at Jordan River site for Baptisms.
20081128-056 Bus Driver, Monty.
20081128-059 Cana. We didn't stop to check if the water still turned to wine.
20081128-063 Orthodox Church of Annunciation, Nazareth.
20081128-068 Orthodox Church of Annunciation, Nazareth.
20081128-073 Franciscan Church of Annunciation, Nazareth.
20081128-075 Franciscan Church of Annunciation, Nazareth.
20081128-089 Side altar in the Franciscan Church of Annunciation, Nazareth.
20081128-095 Franciscan Church of Annunciation, Nazareth. Beautiful double layer church.
20081128-101 Australian mural in the Franciscan Church of Annunciation, Nazareth. There were murals from many countries.
20081128-104 Nazareth night view from our hotel. Much larger place then expected.
20081129-001 Janet in the foyer of the Golden Crown, Nazareth.
20081129-003 Nazareth. Lots of towns in Israel are built on hills and most building are white limestone.
20081129-006 Sea of Galilee.
20081129-009 Mount of the Beatitudes church.
20081129-014 Mount of the Beatitudes church.
20081129-016 View from the Mount of the Beatitudes church of the Sea of Galilee.
20081129-020 Janet with one of the Beatitudes.
20081129-031 Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee. A very relaxing time.
20081129-041 Greek National Anthem during the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee. They had all nations flags and national anthems.
20081129-043 Janet doing her Titanic act on the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee.
20081129-054 Janet on the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee.
20081129-062 Michael & Janet on the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee.
20081129-082 Janet doing her reading on the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee.JPG
20081129-087 Fishing demonstration on the Sea of Galilee.
20081129-097 Janet chatting with the crew on the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee.
20081129-098 Israeli and Australian flags a-flying on our boat.
20081129-101 The Tour Group Queenslanders on the Reflection cruise on Sea of Galilee.
20081129-105 The ancient boat.
20081129-108 The changing wall display behind the ancient boat.
20081129-109 Arch at Ancient boat display at Ginosar Kibbutz.
20081129-111 Fish carving at Ancient boat display at Ginosar Kibbutz.
20081129-113 A 5th century Font.
20081129-116 Church of Heptapegon (Bread and Fishes).
20081129-119 Church of Heptapegon (Bread and Fishes) main doors.
20081129-121 Church of Heptapegon (Bread and Fishes).
20081129-122 Church of Heptapegon (Bread and Fishes).
20081129-123 Loaves & Fishes mosaic in the Church of Heptapegon (Bread and Fishes). It was wrong as there are only four loaves.
20081129-129 Church of the primacy of St Peter. Where he recast his net to catch a boat load of fishes.
20081129-130 Matt reading at the site of the Miracle of the Peter Fishing.
20081129-132 Janet at the Site of the Miracle of the Peter Fishing.
20081129-136 Michael at the Site of the Miracle of the Peter Fishing. No it didn't work for me - no fishes!!!!
20081129-141 Church of the Primacy of St Peter.
20081129-142 Janet and an often sought after sign.
20081129-154 Michael looks over the Capharnaum ruins.
20081129-158 St Peter's home at Capharnaum ruins.
20081129-159 Copy of graffiti in the ruins that mentioned St Peter.
20081129-165 Beato Petro Apostolo church. It was built suspended over the home of St Peter.
20081129-168 St Peter's home beneath Beato Petro Apostolo church.
20081129-173 Sea of Galilee from Beato Petro Apostolo church.
20081129-177 Michael giving back the keys to St Peter. Didn't really need them just then.
20081129-182 Lunch north of Tiberius.
20081129-186 Hulata Valley & Golan Heights. Another very fertile valley in Israel.
20081129-188 Temple of Pan site.
20081129-189 Janet & Kath making sand verses.
20081129-190 Sand Verses.
20081129-196 Temple ruins at he Grotto of the god Pan.
20081129-198 Walking through Hemond Springs Nature Reserve.
20081129-199 Michael posing for a sculpture.
20081129-203 Nimrod Fortress. Built by Al-Aziz Uthman, nephew of Saladin, to pre-empt any attempt on Damascus by the Sixth Crusade.
20081129-204 Druze Village in north Israel.
20081129-206 UN Base in the Golan Heights.
20081129-207 Border crossing to Syria in the Golan Heights. Hard enough getting through from Jordan, wouldn't want to try here.
20081130-001 On the way to Mass in the taxi.
20081130-002 St Joseph's Church.
20081130-005 Crown Plaza Hotel, Nazareth.
20081130-007 Tel Megido.
20081130-008 Tel Megido.
20081130-009 Tomb at Joara. As if it was straight out of a bible story.
20081130-011 Michael waves out of the stink hole at the Tomb at Joara.
20081130-015 Michael tries out the tomb at Joara. A little bit short.
20081130-024 Janet on Mt Carmel. Disappointing place as it was shut and there was rubbish everywhere.
20081130-028 First sight of the Mediterranean Sea near Haifa.
20081130-029 Haifa.
20081130-031 Baha'i Gardens in Haifa.
20081130-039 Haifa building.
20081130-040 Most northern Israel town, Nahariya from Haifa Baha'i Gardens.
20081130-045 Angus beef, from Aust?
20081130-048 Mosque in Akko.
20081130-049 Shopping street in old Akko.
20081130-051 Shopping street in old Akko.
20081130-054 Michael tries Akko gelato. Pineapple and Melon - yummy.
20081130-057 Doves statue in old Akko.
20081130-060 Old Akko.
20081130-064 The Knights Halls in old Akko.
20081130-067 Refectory.
20081130-069 Measuring a column in the Refectory.
20081130-071 Janet in a toilet drop in the Knight's Tunnel.
20081130-072 In the Knight's Tunnel. The escape route from the fort and was also the sewage tunnel.
20081130-078 Bath house preliminary room.
20081130-080 Bath house.
20081130-084 Bath house. There was a wonderful audio-visual display.
20081130-087 Sunset on the foreshore in Akko.
20081130-090 Michael & Janet with the sunset on the foreshore in Akko.
20081130-094 Mary videoing the whale on the old Akko foreshore.
20081130-100 Dimitra & Kath with an angel.
20081130-102 Night view from the hotel in Akko.
20081130-105 First hotel with drink making facilities.
20081201-001 Morning view from our hotel in Akko.
20081201-002 Morning view from our hotel in Akko. There was razor wire rolls on the beach side of the fence ? ? ?
20081201-004 Breakfast in Akko. Scrambled eggs again ! ! !
20081201-005 Akko's old city harbour.
20081201-007 Akko's old city.
20081201-008 Monty & Janet checking the music selection.
20081201-009 Countryside near Yagur.
20081201-010 Countryside near Yagur.
20081201-018 Michael in the entrance to the Hippodrome at old Caesarea.
20081201-019 Caesarea hippodrome.
20081201-020 Tour group in the Caesarea hippodrome.
20081201-024 Caesarea hippodrome seating.
20081201-025 View from Caesarea old city site.
20081201-027 Sign about Pontius Pilatus.
20081201-037 Entrance to seating in the Hippodrome.
20081201-041 Michael answering a SMS from daughter Catherine.
20081201-045 Part of the Old city of Caesarea.
20081201-051 Old city of Caesarea moat looking north.
20081201-052 Old city of Caesarea moat looking south.
20081201-054 Aquaduct at Caesarea.
20081201-056 Aquaduct at Caesarea.
20081201-057 Aquaduct at Caesarea.
20081201-058 Beach at Caesarea.
20081201-059 Janet & Abe on the beach at Caesarea.
20081201-062 First views of Tel Aviv. Not very impressive!
20081201-063 First views of Tel Aviv.
20081201-064 First views of Tel Aviv.
20081201-073 Novel job for Napoleon in Old Jaffa.
20081201-076 View of Tel Aviv from Old Jaffa.
20081201-079 View towards part of Old Jaffa.
20081201-081 Street scene in Old Jaffa.
20081201-083 Left over parts of old arches in Old Jaffa. What were they attached to?
20081201-085 Old Jaffa gun battery, faces Tel Aviv.
20081201-090 Michael & Mary, Star sign Libra on the wishing bridge. My wish didn't come true.
20081201-092 Statue of Faith sign.
20081201-094 Statue of Faith.
20081201-096 Tour group in Abrasha Park, Old Jaffa.
20081201-098 Egyptian Fortress wall sign.
20081201-099 Egyptian Fortress wall excavations in Old Jaffa.
20081201-100 'Bow window' Old Jaffa. Wonderful area to walk through.
20081201-102 Richard, Janet & Ken in Old Jaffa.
20081201-103 'Bow window' in Old Jaffa.
20081201-104 Boot door knocker in Old Jaffa.
20081201-105 First Jewish Hostel in Old Jaffa sign.
20081201-106 First Jewish Hostel in Old Jaffa.
20081201-108 Tour group in a street in Old Jaffa.
20081201-110 Simon the Tanner's home. Not sure what his claim to fame was?
20081201-111 Simon the Tanner's street name.
20081201-116 Tour group at Old Jaffa harbour.
20081201-118 Entrance to Old Jaffa area.
20081201-122 Mosque in Old Jaffa harbour area.
20081201-126 Left to right view of Tel Aviv from the hotel room.
20081201-127 Left to right view of Tel Aviv from the hotel room.
20081201-128 Left to right view of Tel Aviv from the hotel room.
20081201-129 Left to right view of Tel Aviv from the hotel room.
20081201-132 Left to right view of Tel Aviv from the hotel room.
20081201-133 Left to right view of Tel Aviv from the hotel room.
20081201-137 Head band straps on a recycle crate. No idea why?
20081202-002 Elizabeth & Michael in the hotel foyer, Tel Aviv.
20081202-005 Tel Aviv rubbish dump. Now being developed as a theme park?
20081202-008 Travelling through the hills west of Jerusalem.
20081202-011 Monument west of Jerusalem.
20081202-017 Dead Sea. We were heading for a resort hotel on the Dead Sea.
20081202-021 Dead Sea scrolls jugs.
20081202-022 Dead Sea scrolls copies.
20081202-024 The No1 cave where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.
20081202-027 Close up of the cave where the scrolls were found in 1952.
20081202-033 Aquaduct at Quaran. Water came form springs in the mountains.
20081202-040 Israeli guard post on the way to Masada. Another one that didn't seem to be doing anything?
20081202-045 Ipex near Ein Gedi.
20081202-049 Waterfall at Ein Gedi. You don't see much running water in Israel.
20081202-053 Lunch near Ein Gedi.
20081202-056 First view of Masada.
20081202-060 Cable car up Masada. You could walk up the snake path.
20081202-065 Going up in the cable car. That's the other car coming down.
20081202-069 Going up to Masada from the cable car.
20081202-085 Black line showing the original building level. Great idea for marking what was original and what was added later. Guess it shows I'm original.
20081202-088 Michael & Matthew at Masada.
20081202-090 Israeli school group guard. He is one of the Dad's that provides security on the outing.
20081202-096 Byzantine West Gate at Masada.
20081202-098 Roman siege ramp at Masada. A heck of an undertaking.
20081202-101 Roman camp outside Masada. They had quite a few camps of various sizes around the fortress.
20081202-107 Columbarium Tower. The holes that look like missing bricks are roosting holes for the pigeons.
20081202-116 Janet & Michael pray in the Synagogue.
20081202-122 Looking down at Herod's Palace.
20081202-129 Roman Camp G outside Masada. Janet said that the circle was the heliport!
20081202-130 Michael & Janet with Herod's Palace model.
20081202-132 Looking down on Herod's Palace. The view would have been fantastic.
20081202-134 Janet with the Dead Sea from Masada.
20081202-135 Israeli flag over Masada.
20081202-143 Dead Sea view from our hotel.
20081203-005 Janet on the hotel balcony.
20081203-008 Janet giving Ronald a hug at the lowest point on earth Macca's.
20081203-017 Janet in the Dead Sea. Wonderful experiance.
20081203-024 Janet and Michael in the Dead Sea.
20081203-042 Mountains reflection in the Dead Sea.
20081203-044 Janet having her last drink in Israel. We could get used to the Israel red.
20081203-073 Light show on the next door hotel. Colours changed all continuously.
20081203-078 Light show on the next door hotel.
20081203-080 Light show on the next door hotel.
20081203-085 Tour group at the debrief session.
20081203-088 Tour group at the debrief session.
20081204-004 Lot's Pillar on the shore of the Dead Sea. As I understand it there a few of them and this one's not even made of salt.
20081204-007 Dead Sea canal from North to South parts.
20081204-018 Michael at the lowest place on earth.
20081204-020 Janet at the lowest place on earth.
20081204-021 Dimitra showing Janet her ice cream the lowest place on Earth, Beit Ha-arava.
20081204-023 Michael & Janet having a swing at the lowest place on Earth, Beit Ha-arava.
20081204-024 First Israel checkpoint at the border to Jordan crossing.
20081204-025 Allenby Bridge border crossing sign.
20081204-049 Amman's Queen Alia International Airport. We dropped off most of the group for their late afternoon flight.
20081204-050 Waiting for baggage from the bus at Amman's Queen Alia International Airport.
20081204-053 Traffic congestion on the way to Royal Jordanian offices to check our flight. The problems in Bangkok made it important we check out our flight.
20081204-054 Last coffee in Amman with our taxi driver. A very helpful Jordanian who assisted us getting around on our last day there.
