City tour today. After humping it the last 2 days we took it easy. Today we grabbed a cab to the Citadel and roman Theatre. Actually close to the hotel sort of just $6JD or about $10US. The Citadel are ruins of an old city. There are ruins as far back as the Bronze Age. The ones standing are of the Uuymad Palace 720 AD. Near it is the Temple of Hercules - built my Marcus Arelius in 161AD. Below the Citadel is the Roman Theatre. Built around 131 AD by Antonius Pi...

Having a Turkisk coffee break. Notice the ornate set. You get a small strong coffee with Cardoman the a glass of water and some small sweet gelatin cubes to nibble on -jasmin taste to them.

Off to the Dead Sea then to Petra. The dead sea was so nice. Did not go into it but we got to see the salt build up along the edges and the cities on the other side in The West Bank. Most of the beaches are closed off u have to go thru the hotels or the spas to get access. They have all kinds of signs up to let u know u are now below sea level. We drive south and saw Lots Wife- God turned her to stone - overlooking the DeadSea. The land changed many times from...

Landed in Jordan! Got here about 5pm. Able to book Petra tomorrow with driver named Sailor. Leaving at 7am. Tonight just eating in and the kids going swimming then up to bed. Hotel had big security with auto risers - big posts coming up from the ground to stop cars driving into the hotel till security approves them. Prices seem a little high at the hotel- $3.25 for a kit Kat bar normal size. We did find a store nearby. Way better pricing. Candy more like .75. N...