Jordan, Dec. 12

- Woke up early and walked down the "hill" to Petra (ummm...mountainside?)
- Arrived around 6:15am and bought our entry passes. The only cheesy reference to Indiana Jones was at the beginning of our hike.
- Amazing Day! Walked for probably 4 hours down through Petra.
- We beat the crowds, so we got to see mostly everything by ourselves. Stopped before we got to the monastery, another few miles UPHILL. Decided we couldn't climb anymore. Turned around and took the same route back the way we came, about 2 hours to get out.
- Can't explain it. Just see the pictures.
- Got back to Wadi Musa and attempted tomake plans for catching a bus back to Amman. Kyle and I ordered some food at the Al-Wadi restaurant on Shaheed Circle. Poor planning, so we just relaxed for a minute.
- Chris came back to report info. on the bus, but there really was no bus. The guy he talked to was just talking to his friend who owned a taxi.
- Noah and I stopped in an internet cafe while Chris and Kyle continued the search.
- Went down to the bus stop and waited for our ride that they found. Another guy came along and offered to drive us the 3+ hours for cheaper, so we started discussing. The first guy took the keys out of the second guy's van while we were talking to him, so they got into a fist fight. Yikes.
- We decided not to go with either of them, and walked back up the hill to catch a different taxi.
- The drive was long, but beautiful. Typical to my nature, I slept over half of the way.
- Got to Amman bust station and had to take an additional taxi to where Kyle and Noah were going to stay. I couldn't get over the massive Christmas trees in the hotel lobby. We relaxed for a bit, showered, ate supper at Benihana, and then Chris and I walked back to Al-Manar. We opted to spend the night away from the single guys.
- Watched a movie and slept like babies!