Day 5 Movenpick Dead Sea Jordan
Door: Jamaliah
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11 Juli 2007 | Jordanië, Amman
Wednesday 11 July (Day 5) Movenpick resort & Spa, Dead Sea, Jordan 270/3237 km
Today a relax day. Just driving around the Dead sea area. After breakfast we drove to Karak via the Dead sea highway, to visit the famous crusader castle there. This castle is just one of the castles built by the crusaders in their battles against the muslim armies of Saladin. From here we drove to Madaba. We were hoping to drive along the King’s Highway on the way up but somehow ended up on the desert highway. Not really a problem but just a longer drive. In Madaba we visited the 19th Century Greek Orthodox St. George’s church, site of the famous Mosaic map. According to the leaflet we got from the church, the mosaic map (showing all major biblical sites from Lebanon to Egypt, constructed in AD560) contained more than 2 million pieces but one-third of the whole now survives. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at Mount Nebo, the site where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land and also his burial site. Again here in the church we saw an impressive mosaic which covered the floor and is very well preserved.
At the hotel, Jamaliah finally decided to dip in the Dead Sea and all four of us went down to the beach. She discovered how slimy and salty the water is. And that there is no way she can stand in the water but float. The buoyancy is incredible. Then she decided to cover her whole body with black mud. A skin treatment. She just has to wait and see if it works. Hehehe.
P/S: Anton today was not feeling well. He has a slight cold and headache. A very grumpy boy today.
PP/S: Rudy tried this morning the internet but with no success. I hope this evening he has better chance.
Today a relax day. Just driving around the Dead sea area. After breakfast we drove to Karak via the Dead sea highway, to visit the famous crusader castle there. This castle is just one of the castles built by the crusaders in their battles against the muslim armies of Saladin. From here we drove to Madaba. We were hoping to drive along the King’s Highway on the way up but somehow ended up on the desert highway. Not really a problem but just a longer drive. In Madaba we visited the 19th Century Greek Orthodox St. George’s church, site of the famous Mosaic map. According to the leaflet we got from the church, the mosaic map (showing all major biblical sites from Lebanon to Egypt, constructed in AD560) contained more than 2 million pieces but one-third of the whole now survives. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at Mount Nebo, the site where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land and also his burial site. Again here in the church we saw an impressive mosaic which covered the floor and is very well preserved.
At the hotel, Jamaliah finally decided to dip in the Dead Sea and all four of us went down to the beach. She discovered how slimy and salty the water is. And that there is no way she can stand in the water but float. The buoyancy is incredible. Then she decided to cover her whole body with black mud. A skin treatment. She just has to wait and see if it works. Hehehe.
P/S: Anton today was not feeling well. He has a slight cold and headache. A very grumpy boy today.
PP/S: Rudy tried this morning the internet but with no success. I hope this evening he has better chance.
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11 Juli 2007 - 21:26
Najani&Chris Kuyken:
Dear Welling family
Apa kabar??
Thanks for your e-mail and congratulations with undertaking a fantastic & adventurous trip !!
We are glad to see that you survived the UAE traffic (looks like you did pass through "our own" AbuDhabi!) We enjoy your updates and will keep "following you".
We are in our house in La Nucia in Spain now for 5 weeks and have just finished our "first" year Abu Dhabi. We are hoping for many years to follow.... The boys (John 16 yr, Chris-jr 14 yr) are in the American Community School and have done real well both academically and athletically in particular with football.
Dear all, please keep driving safely!
Hope to stay in touch
SELAMAT JALAN !!
Chris, Najani, John & Chris-jr -
12 Juli 2007 - 05:40
Karl-Heinz And Wendy:
Glad you are through Saudi and Jamaliah is out of her abaya. Petra next? -
12 Juli 2007 - 06:49
Ton En Liesbeth:
Yes! good to hear from you again and great to see the pics along the way. M&M are in Cambodia now, all well.
We feel for Anton and wish him well. Finally we know the deeper meaning of this trip; JJ's skin care treatment. Enjoy and take care. -
12 Juli 2007 - 17:41
Emmi:
ik hoop dat anton snel beter wordt.
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