Jordan - 1999
In June-July-August-September-October 1999 we went on our first around the world trip.
(99-days - Melbourne - Bangkok - Frankfurt - Moscow - St. Petersburg - Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Malaga - London -
Western Europe - UK - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece - New York - Las Vegas - Melbourne).
After great sightseeing in Egypt, including Dahab in the Sinani, we caught a ferry to Aqaba in Jordan,
We caught a shared taxi from Aquaba to Petra.
Petra
Click here for the Petra photos.
After 2 nights and great sight-seeing at Petra we caught a mini-bus to Amman, the capital of Jordan
and then another mini-bus to the Allenby Bridge, the border crossing to Israel.
Jordan-Israel border.
Crossing the Jordan river at the Allenby Bridge (or King Hussain Bridge as it is known in Jordan), going into Israel.
We caught another mini-bus to Jerusalem in Israel.
In June-July-August-September-October 1999 we went on our first around the world trip.
(99-days - Melbourne - Bangkok - Frankfurt - Moscow - St. Petersburg - Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Malaga - London -
Western Europe - UK - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece - New York - Las Vegas - Melbourne).
After great sightseeing in Egypt, including Dahab in the Sinani, we caught a ferry to Aqaba in Jordan,
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On the dirty, over-crowded ferry on the voyage from Nuweiba to Aqaba.. The passengers spat out their food on the deck and threw lots of rubbish into the Red Sea. |
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The coast of Saudi Arabia from the Egyptian ferry. |
We caught a shared taxi from Aquaba to Petra.
Petra
Click here for the Petra photos.
After 2 nights and great sight-seeing at Petra we caught a mini-bus to Amman, the capital of Jordan
and then another mini-bus to the Allenby Bridge, the border crossing to Israel.
Jordan-Israel border.
Crossing the Jordan river at the Allenby Bridge (or King Hussain Bridge as it is known in Jordan), going into Israel.
We caught another mini-bus to Jerusalem in Israel.
