Day 94 & 95: Madaba and Amman, Jordan

Day 94: We left Petra that night and stopped at a Crusader Castle and then headed to the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is the lowest point in the world. There are no fishes or sea life in the dead sea as the salt content is so heavy that nothing could live in it. The group and I had a great time floating on the water. At times we had a hard time standing up. Then I took a nice mud bath. The Dead Sea borders Jordan and Isreal. Then we headed to Mt. Nebo where where Moses is said to have seen the 'Promise Land' Isreal. We saw hazy views of Jersulaem and various other Isreal cities from the spot. This is alos the place where they say that he was buried. That night Tracy and I indulge in some Jordian sweets we hand knufai, which is a cheese in the bottom and then we sweet orange stuff on top, topped with sugar water, it was quite intersting. Then we started to talk to a couple of locals of Madaba where we were staying and realized at least 3 families that we met had all lived in the U.S. we were pretty astonished. Then we headed back to the hotel, we ran into a gang of kids, it's popular to see gangs of kids around Madaba. They came up to us and said 'hello', then they asked where we were from then we told them, then they started throwing rocks at us.

Day 95: Today we went to Amman and saw the citadel and went to a place where Jordanian government has set up shops for Iraqi woman to work and earn some money. They make scarves, potteries, and paper products. Amman has the tallest flag in the world. It stands right in the city and can be seen from anywhere. Noticed how brown and dessert everything looks. The Middle East is definitely not known for it's beauty as most of it is brown and desserty looking, but the history and culture is fascinating to learn. We went to the amphitheater in town and noticed alot of men sitting around. I seem to see men wandering around when I went to India and when to the Middle East. I was wondering where most of the woman are, I guess they are at home...