Showing posts with label Dead Sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dead Sea. Show all posts

Friday, December 30, 2011

Dead Sea photos


Today, I think the pictures will speak for themselves. It is my husband who is the photographer as usual.

The always reliable AbulAbed takes us to the Dead Sea.

The first touristic feature greets us by the freeway.



This is the public beach by the Dead Sea, free for anyone to enter. Keeping the nature clean is obviously not a priority among the visitors. Please. Put. Your. Trash. In. The. Bin.

Dear aunt Farida loves animals.



The shower facilities (note the alternative spelling) are not free of charge, but sometimes you just want to treat you to some extra luxury in your life.

One third of the water is salt. We tasted it - it really stung on the tongue.

Then we went to the not-so-free beach.

The salty beach or the pool area - the choice is yours.

Nice oasis.

The Dead Sea mud is said to be very beneficial, but will it make you slimmer?

When I was having a cappucino after lunch, this wonderful little fellow jumped up in my lap. I was so happy. (Hope this text will stick to the cat picture and not the one with the muddy Russian, otherwise I will have a lot to answer for.)

After lunch, a guy at the hotel gave us a lift to the parking lot. Aunt Farida shouted to AbulAbed: "It's OK, we'll take this one back to Amman!"
 Tonight, we'll have dinner at Fakhr El-Dine, which is something I've been looking forward to. It is three years since my husband and I got engaged today, so it will be a little celebration.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas everyone!

(In English below)
 
Äntligen julafton - vi önskar alla en fridfull och glädjerik helg!

Vi har firat julafton traditionellt med mina föräldrar. Vi hade tv:n på i bakgrunden och plötsligt dök programmet "Resebyrån" upp med ett långt inslag från Jordanien. Det var ett intressant inslag från ett fascinerande land. Jag har varit där en gång förut och redan sett Petra och andra sevärdheter. Denna gång tänker vi dricka afternoon tea vid Döda Havet och kanske besöka Jerash. Jag hoppas också på en middag på Fakhr El-Din.
 


Imorgon ska jag börja packa.
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Finally Christmas has come - we wish everyone a peaceful and joyful weekend!
We celebrated Christmas Eve traditionally with my parents. We had the TV on in the background, and suddenly a travel program showed a long segment from Jordan. It was an interesting excerpt of a fascinating country. I've been there once before and already seen Petra and some other touristic sights. This time we plan to drink afternoon tea by the Dead Sea and perhaps visit Jerash. I also hope for a dinner at the Fakhr El Din. 

Tomorrow I will start packing.

Viktor the cat gets himself gift-wrapped.