Isreal and Jordan!

Sunday, January 30, 2011
We left at 2:30 PM to make the drive from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and make our 6:40 PM flight to Jordan. We arrived in Ammon really late, finally got through customs, and got a taxi to our Hotel, the Ibis. It was a 40 minute drive for 20 Jordanian Dinars, we rolled in around 10:30 PM. I put Elizabeth to bed while Richard and Mom walked across the street for water, bananas, oranges, pound cake for the next mornings breakfast.

Kamel

Monday, January 31, 2011
Early call to prayer. We had a good time on our Taxi drive to Allenby Bridge. Our driver, Kamel, was such a character and made us all Facebook friends on his smart phone while he drove. Jordan country side high mountainous hills to valley floor. I was surprised how mountainous and cold it was. It was  beautiful driving though an area with pine trees and dense fog. Because we settled on a price before getting in, we only paid 20 Jordanian Dinar. :)

delicious hummus

 It was so rainy and cold, we wore every layer we had

Next it was a shuttle to Jerusalem (200 shekel, about $50 for all of us) We flet so stranded when this bus dropped us off in the rain, with our luggage, and no idea where we were. So we called Sam. Sam was our contact for the place we stayed. We rented an apartment via Airbnb and it was so brilliant! So Sam told us the address and we found it in the King David area. We waited in a little bakery on the main level for Richard to come back with shekles (the currency) and met David who proved to be a great help to us.

fresh nan

Elizabeth bundled in towels to keep her toasty

Moved in. Went to an Israli dinner in market place. Harold ordered mixed grill but was not a fan of the chicken hearts and livers. :) Although it was rainy and cold, we explored the outdoor market a little and found some amazing bakeries. We were so tired! We were all in bed by 8:00.