I woke up sore and tired from walking all day at Petra, but we were on another epic 3 hour drive back to Amman. As I have said before, I am not a car trip type person so doing this day in and day out was very hard for me. But we had an amazing breakfast overlooking the pool and Petra prior to departure.
On the way back Amman we stopped into Wadi Rum. It is famous for it's rock climbing, ability to drive a 4x4 in sand dunes, horseback riding, and camel safari's. It has also been a set for many Hollywood films such as Transformers and Prometheus.
However, our experience of Wadi Rum was anything but fun. We sat in an old pick up truck with rusted door handles without any covers driving around very slowly in steep sandy hills. It was like being in SF but in a crappy car and lots of sand. Not my idea of fun. Every 30 minutes we stopped at a Bedouin tent to have some local tea. The only redeeming part was seeing the Lawrence of Arabia plaque left from when they used Wadi Rum as a film set. 2 hours later, we got back into car to head back to Amman.
We were promised a tour of Amman, but instead our driver just drove for 15 minutes showing us some of the rich people's home prior to dropping us off at our hotel.
Short post, because there was nothing to see, eat, or do. Complete waste of a day in a car. The highlight was when I was sitting in the lobby with WiFi to Facetime and check all my emails. Please skip Wadi Rum even though it's on the way back from Petra. It's not worth it.
However, our experience of Wadi Rum was anything but fun. We sat in an old pick up truck with rusted door handles without any covers driving around very slowly in steep sandy hills. It was like being in SF but in a crappy car and lots of sand. Not my idea of fun. Every 30 minutes we stopped at a Bedouin tent to have some local tea. The only redeeming part was seeing the Lawrence of Arabia plaque left from when they used Wadi Rum as a film set. 2 hours later, we got back into car to head back to Amman.
We were promised a tour of Amman, but instead our driver just drove for 15 minutes showing us some of the rich people's home prior to dropping us off at our hotel.
Short post, because there was nothing to see, eat, or do. Complete waste of a day in a car. The highlight was when I was sitting in the lobby with WiFi to Facetime and check all my emails. Please skip Wadi Rum even though it's on the way back from Petra. It's not worth it.
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