12/1/2011 Today we wake to blue skies and a cool 15 degrees. After a nice breakfast we drive to a place called Jerash. Its about 40ks north of Amman, and it took about 1 hour. The traffic here is shocking. Jerash has the largest most preserved Roman buildings in the world. The admission fees are reasonable this time, about $11AU each. The town of Jerash is a lot cleaner than Amman, with lot of trees and greenery making it far more appealing. This place is trul...

The drive to Amman was pretty boring, as we expected, it is a desert. We arrived at the Toledo Hotel after a harrowing drive through the traffic. They are such bad drivers. The hotel is quite nice, and located in a quieter area of Amman. After checking in at around 1.30pm, we go for a long walk down into the Old city to visit the Roman Amphitheater and the Amman Citadel. Luckily the walk is all down hill, but i am not looking forward to the climb back to the hote...

10/1/2011 Retired early last night to try and recover from this rotten cold. We had dinner at the Hotel, $9AU each for a full buffet. The selection wasn't great, but the food was very tasty. Went to bed around 9.30pm and didn’t get up till 7am. Didn’t do much good, as we still feel terrible. After a buffet breakfast we make our way to Petra. It is only a 2 minute drive from the hotel. I have already been prepared for the outrageous price it is to vi...