Back in the US. When I look at this shot of me having coffee- Turkish- I know I will think about this trip for months to come. The sights of Petra and the Dead Sea to the Roman ruins and Hades Arch, the vast sand around Kuwait and the sight of the Kuwait Towers and the Persian Gulf all will have an affect on me. The people in these countries were all friendly and open. Like all of us they just want to raise families and live in a safe place. If there was ever a ...

We got back from Jordan the night b4. So today we will go to another relative for lunch. But first headed to the Suk(market) and got my knock off Tag watch for about $60. The real one retails around $4000. Lunch was really good. Had some new dishes. One was sweet spaghetti with egg- really good, then some things made with egg plant, and finally some koosherie for dessert-some sort of sweet egg with sugary drizzle in saffron flavor. It has felt like I ate my way t...

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...