In Hezekiah's tunnel (wet) II

with Kathy Boyett and Cheryl Thomas

In Hezekiah's tunnel (wet) III

with Carl Anderson and Michelle Anderson (thanks to Kathy Boyett)

In Hezekiah's tunnel (wet)

with Rob Milbank and Thais Conway

English is everywhere!

Across the street from our hotel, I saw these two signs.

and

The former says City Hotel transliterated in Hebrew. The latter is Super Market transliterated in Hebrew.

Here is...

Thais Conway falling off the edge of the world near Petra.

One end

It is at this point that I must admit to having contracted a case of Hezekiah's Revenge. Not bad, but not comfortable either. I am missing the trip to Bethlehem and to the Holocaust Museum, today. It is too soon to think about tomorrow.

Hezekiah's wall

Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem

With Pat Kopychak

In the Jewish Quarter

In the Garden

On the Mount of Olives

... with Frank and Merrie Ann King

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

First look at Jerusalem

At Engedi

The mountains reflected in the Dead Sea, with a war memorial at Engedi

Will Schneider and the ibex

Some snaps of Masada

Mineral mining pools at the Dead Sea

At the edge of the Dead Sea

Tom Cornell at Masada

Ann Montgomery at Masada

On the Israeli side

We crossed back over to the Israeli side of the Jordan and saw some more desert.

Carl Anderson and our Jordanian guide, Ed...

at the edge of the Negev.

Farewell to our hotel at Petra

The "Monastery"

From Michelle Anderson

Some stunning images from Petra

A real sight

Mt. Nebo snaps

Eucharist with friends

Revs. Greg Methvin and Carl Anderson presiding.

More from Ellen

We entered Jordan yesterday and even in customs I was aware of the difference because of the way women were covered and of course signs in Arabic. Our guide told us this is a country of 6 million with about 3 million illegals including refugees from Syria and other countries. Apparently the Egyptisn illegals are mad at the Syrians for not only taking their jobs but at a much lower price. 

Housing has tripled in price from $70k to over $250k  due to Iraqi investments  in real estate. This is for a 3-bedroom apt in Amman, the capital city. 

The terrain is quite different fromIsrael as the land is pretty barren and dry. In Israel  much of the land is green due to the drip irrigation, but here I see few patches of green. There is also a lot of trash on the streets because the Arabs don't think anything if it whereas Israel is quite clean. The trash issue is cultural.

Super lunch in Madaba

A great bkfst

After this very impressive breakfast, we hopped on the bus.