Our first stop was the border crossing: a little more intense than I realized! I haven’t seen a lot of tension between Israel and Jordan in Jerusalem because they stay pretty separated, but there were heavily armed guards at both sides of the border. Our first stop was Mount Nebo, where Moses received the 10 commandments. Then we went to Madaba and saw the biggest surviving mosaic map (I may have made that up) then drove through the desert and made it to Petra. It was a long time in the bus! It’s interesting how each country is so different. Jordan is definitely poorer than Israel, but the people were still so friendly and welcoming.
We finally arrived at our hotel and were treated like celebrities. They greeted us with sweet orange juice in fancy glasses and were snapping pictures left and right. I had a curse that night: everything touched I broke! After finishing my drink, I set the glass on the edge of the table which quickly fell off and shattered. After we got settled in and ate dinner, we walked around the little town in the rain and got some fun souvenirs such as a jar of sand with a camel in it that I also broke when I came home after dropping it on the tile floor (I think it'll be salvageable with some super glue). Though the sheets were a little sandy, I slept like a baby.
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