TravBuddy.com: mellemel8's EGYPT, ISRAEL & JORDAN 2005 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/9189 This was a memorable trip of me. i enjoyed the middle east. i love the culture, people and food. i will be back again. en-us Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:27:24 PST PETRA, JORDAN http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/PETRA-JORDAN-Petra-15 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:27:24 PST PETRA, JORDAN Petra, Jordan, Nov 20, 2005

The Treasury at Petra. The ancient city of Petra is about two hours North of Aqaba. 2000 years a…

]]> MT NEBO, JORDAN http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/MT-NEBO-JORDAN-Mount-Nebo-14 Sat, 19 Nov 2005 15:50:50 PST MT NEBO, JORDAN Mount Nebo, Jordan, Nov 19, 2005

Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge that is approximately 817 metres (2680 feet) above sea level, in what is now western Jordan. The view from the summ…

]]> THE ROMAN CITY OF JERASH http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/THE-ROMAN-CITY-OF-JERASH-Jerash-13 Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:40:37 PST THE ROMAN CITY OF JERASH Jerash, Jordan, Nov 18, 2005

Jerash, located 48 km north of Amman and nestled in a quiet valley among the mountains of Gilead, is the grandeur of Imperial Rome being one of the…

]]> AMMAN, JORDAN http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/AMMAN-JORDAN-Amman-12 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:30:04 PST AMMAN, JORDAN Amman, Jordan, Nov 17, 2005

]]> Radisson SAS Hotel Amman http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/AMMAN-JORDAN-Amman-12 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 21:39:23 PST Radisson SAS Hotel Amman Amman, Jordan, Nov 17, 2005

when i was in egypt. i was in my hotel room. my mum calls me from her room. telling me to watch the news. the news said that there was a bombing in…

]]> CAESAREA MARITIMA http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/CAESAREA-MARITIMA-Caesarea-11 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:08:03 PST CAESAREA MARITIMA Caesarea, Israel, Nov 16, 2005

Caesarea Maritima, called Caesarea Palaestine, was a city built by Herod the Great about 25–13 BC. Today, the city lies on the Mediterranean coas…

]]> HAIFA, ISRAEL http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/HAIFA-ISRAEL-Haifa-10 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:38:21 PST HAIFA, ISRAEL Haifa, Israel, Nov 15, 2005

Haifa is the largest city in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of about 266,300. Haifa has a mixe…

]]> OLD JERUSALEM http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/OLD-JERUSALEM-Jerusalem-9 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:23:07 PST OLD JERUSALEM Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 14, 2005

The Old City  is a 0.9 square kilometre (0.35 square mile) area within the modern city of Jerusalem. Until the 1860s this area constituted t…

]]> NAZARETH, ISRAEL http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/NAZARETH-ISRAEL-Nazareth-7 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:36:16 PST NAZARETH, ISRAEL Nazareth, Israel, Nov 13, 2005

Nazareth is the capital and largest city in the North District of Israel. It also serves as an Arab capital for Israel's Arab citizens who ma…

]]> BETHLEHEM, ISRAEL http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/BETHLEHEM-ISRAEL-Bethlehem-8 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:26:08 PST BETHLEHEM, ISRAEL Bethlehem, Israel, Nov 13, 2005

OMG i had the best falafal balls in my life....... Bethlehem, is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, approximately 10 kilometers (6 …

]]> JERUSALEM, ISRAEL http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/JERUSALEM-ISRAEL-Jerusalem-6 Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:34:36 PST JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 12, 2005

Jerusalem (Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם , Yerushaláyim, al-Quds) is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and…

]]> Pearl Hotel Jerusalem http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/JERUSALEM-ISRAEL-Jerusalem-6 Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:52:45 PST Pearl Hotel Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 12, 2005

We stayed here for 4 days. i was happy with the amenities. i enjoyed the gym. the WIFI was not free but it was reasonable price. it is walking dist…

]]> THE HIKE UP TO MT. SINAI http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/THE-HIKE-UP-TO-MT-SINAI-Sinai-Peninsula-5 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:12:26 PST THE HIKE UP TO MT. SINAI Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Nov 10, 2005

Before the big trek to mount sinai, we hung out with the beduwens to smoke hookah. it was cool. hanging out in a tent with pillows all ar…

]]> OH RAMESSES...OH RAMESSES http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/OH-RAMESSESOH-RAMESSES-Memphis-4 Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:13:02 PST OH RAMESSES...OH RAMESSES Memphis, Egypt, Nov 09, 2005

Memphis was the ancient capital of the first nome of Lower Egypt, and of the Old Kingdom of Egypt from its foundation until around 2200 BC …

]]> SAQQARA PYRAMIDS http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/SAQQARA-PYRAMIDS-Saqqarah-3 Tue, 08 Nov 2005 14:51:58 PST SAQQARA PYRAMIDS Saqqarah, Egypt, Nov 08, 2005

Saqqara or Sakkara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the world's oldest standing step pyramid (29.871264° N 31.216381° E). It …

]]> PYRAMIDS OF GIZA http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/PYRAMIDS-OF-GIZA-Giza-2 Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:10:34 PST PYRAMIDS OF GIZA Giza, Egypt, Nov 07, 2005

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa, and …

]]> CAIRO, EGYPT http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/9189/CAIRO-EGYPT-Cairo-1 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:43:51 PST CAIRO, EGYPT Cairo, Egypt, Nov 06, 2005

A CRUISE ON THE NILE RIVER..... :) Cairo (Arabic: Al-Qāhirah), which means "the Victorious" or "the Triumphant", is the capital and largest ci…

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