19 June Thursday

Slideshow & Flying Home

18 June Wednesday

Today was a free day, but Jason, Kristen, Moriah, Lis, and I went to the Dome of the Rock and the western wall.

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Today we went to Petra. We walked there from our hotel and down through the red cliffs until it got more narrow. There were canals on the sides of the cliff walls that transported water into the area. The area narrows down into a slot canyon and you round the corner to see one of the most amazing sites in the world--the treasury from Indiana Jones III. Just when you though Petra was over, you keep going and see more and more tombs. There were little boys begging you to take their donkey rides. There were stands of people selling jewelry. We got to the temple that Brown University escavated. There were parts that still had the colors on the walls. There was an overturned column. We kept walking until we got to the donkeys and we rode them to the Monastary. Lindsay's donkey made her fall over and she had to walk part of the way. Once we got to the Monastary, we kept hiking up to the overlook where you could see the Dead Sea. There was a man selling silver jewelry on the top. There were goats roaming on the cliffs. They wanted to eat the bushes, but couldn't reach them, so Bruce helped them out and pulled a branch down that they could eat. Once we got back from the Monastary, we ate lunch at the restaurant there. Some went for a side hike. A group from Drapers class headed off. We kept going even though a girl from a nearby tomb house came screaming at Donny for us to turn around, we didn't believe her and ended up way off course. We eventually got to someone's home they made from a tomb. They told us where to go, so we headed back. We went to the other large tombs. The ceiling of one had deep black and red swirls on it. We sang a couple of hymns in it. We made our way back to the entrance and the treasury. We took one last look and made our way to the horses. When we got off the horses, I handed my guide $3 for his tip. He didn't like it and wouldn't accept it. He was getting more frustrated, but that's all that I had. Eventually Jason came over to help me and took the money from me and tried to give it to the guy, but he wouldn't take it. Jason threatened to throw it on the ground and the guy started taking off his belt to hurt Jason. We were frightened then and walked away quickly leaving the money on the ground. They stomped away.

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