Wadi Rum, (Sand Valley in Arabic), is the second most popular tourist destination in Jordan after Petra, was added on the itinerary at the last minute, but not really. Initially, it was part of our 10 days, then it was canceled, then re-added. The reason? King Hussein was scheduled to be there at the same time as us, so they were going to close that part of the country. He changed his mind, and we were back on.
Lucky for us, since it is an extraordinary part of the world! That is the reason they film movies like "The Martian" and Star Wars there. As well as "Lawrence of Arabia", which was filmed there and took place there!
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| Our 'tent-resort' |
We arrived early evening, had a great Zarb, a nomadic sand-barbeque, then off to bed each couple with a tent-cabin. Come morning, a Toyota truck ride past all the amazing rock formations and tea at the location where the real Lawrence of Arabia took his meetings.
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| After the sand, the blankets and lid are removed |
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| The rack is three layers |
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Meat on top, vegetables on the middle layer and rice below. I am
checking online to see how to build a home size Zarb! |
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Our view from the back of the Toyota pickup
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| Unfortunately, pictures do not do the scenery justice. |
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| Nabataean petroglyphs |
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| We climbed on the 'bridge', we would be very small in this picture |
Looks incredible! Interesting to compare the petroglyphs with ours in North America.
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