Archive for June, 2010
Denmark
Flight from Amman was of course not too bad as it was only 3 hours to Abu Dhabi, 9 hours to London and then 1 hour to Hamburg, not too long at all and I even got about 3 hours sleep with the help of my doctors sleeping pills. After a night in Hamburg I [...]
Jordan, part II, Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum is in the south part of Jordan just northeast of Aqaban which is by the Red Sea. After only 1 ½ hour’s drive south we came to Wadi Rum Village and were welcomed by our tour guide Attayak , who was going to drive us around the desert for the day. We did [...]
Jordan, part I – No words to describe this beautiful country
What an amazing visit this has been with surprises every day. When I came here I had really no idea what I was getting myself into. I had not read the history or anything about the places we were going to. Amman After being lost for 4 hours in Amman at arrival we spent the [...]
Lebanon, part III
Yesterday we went to a village called Baalbeck which is about 2 hours drive inland over the mountain ranges to visit old Roman podium and temple ruins called Heliopolis or City of the Sun. This places was built in 3rd to 1st Century BC and were restored partly in the 90’s. It was my turn [...]
Beirut, Lebanon part II
This morning started slowly and it was not until very late morning that we went for a walk around the area. It is amazing how worn out Beirut is and it is obvious that not much maintenance takes place on older buildings in general. Many buildings have been empty since the war and there are [...]
Beirut, Lebanon
Today has mainly been travelling from UAE to Lebanon. After few hours stay at the airport where we were the only customer on the bar Rob got a call on his mobile from the check in desk asking us to board immediately as we were the last passengers remaining we found our way to the gate. [...]
