Sundown, hands up

Sunset seems even more amazing when one can float straight into it.

Salt into wounds

From afar this salt rock seashore looked like snow and ice.

Day slowly floated away

Our chalet was right next to a deserted and peaceful beach by the Dead Sea end of Wadi Mujib.

What's my name again?

Our guide was trying to decide how to write my name in Arabic.

Some climbing

We went as high as we could.

No climbing

The dude in the sign has a weird way of climbing.

Red sunset

Wadi Rum is also called the Valley of the Moon, but especially before the sunset it gets so red that it looks more like Mars.

Petra by night

Almost 2000 candles, bedouin music and some (very sweet) tea. If only they'd let you go beyond the Treasury...

4x4

Some bedouins like it more modern.

Three-legged transport

After having chased this young runaway camel before, our guide decided to tie it up for the break.

One hump wonders

Only recently I learned that all the camels in Wadi Rum are one-humped Arabian dromedary camels (camelus dromedarius).

The turquoise door

Every time I pass this little garage I have the urge to go open the door and see what's behind it.

Woollen king 2

This one actually looks more like him than the one I posted before.

Best of both worlds

Lunch break in Petra with ayran (or shenina as it's called in here) from Amman & rye bread and a good friend from Finland.

Nationalism overdose

Even after all these months I am not quite used to this amount of visually expressed love for the King and the Country.

Rebel in the making

The pool was closed because of a wedding arrangements, but he just ran straight in - and out. Got to like his style.

Under the veil

I found this little shop selling lingerie right next to the Islamic Fashion stores. Did not buy anything though.

I've seen the end of the world

It wasn't what I expected at all.

Meanwhile elsewhere

More pictures from Damascus published by Vihreä Lanka -mag behind this link or this link (with an intro in Finnish)

Are giraffes related to camels?

Giraffes are my favorite animals. Unicorns and camels are also in top ten.

Woollen king

King Abdullah II also inspires arts and crafts.

Dirt art

If you happen to park in front of an art gallery in Jabal Weibdeh, it can even pay off not to have washed your car.

Majestetically Ugly

It's hard to understand why someone would spend 350 million USD to build a landmark as distasteful as Le Royal.

Want to ride with the King?

In my opinion the owner of this horse-drawn carriage in Aqaba is taking his love for King Abdullah a little bit too far.

Aqaba by night

This time we stayed in a tiny hotel room in Aqaba City. The view at night was very different from South Beach.