I arrived in Amman late in the night after a 8.30h flight. A very spacious room was waiting for me at a huge hotel nestled amongst lush gardens. Set on the northern shores of the Dead Sea, the resort and its spa was an oasis of tranquility.
After a few hours of sleep and a breakfast taken on the veranda of the hotel, with views gazing out towards the sea, I walked around the resort and found some small details that made that place special, like the smell of the flowers outdoors. This hits you while walking or using their golf car. When I mentioned the smell to the hotel staff, I was said that they are especially proud of that little touch.
There was not a lot to do there, other than float in the Dead Sea, cover yourself in mud and have fun. The mud was smelly and it felt weird after I was fully covered with it. I didn't not experience a magical transformation in skin properties....
'Swimming' in the Dead Sea was a special experience all by itself! You cannot sink to your neck even if you tried hard to do so. The Dead Sea is seven times saltier than normal seawater!
After a few hours of sleep and a breakfast taken on the veranda of the hotel, with views gazing out towards the sea, I walked around the resort and found some small details that made that place special, like the smell of the flowers outdoors. This hits you while walking or using their golf car. When I mentioned the smell to the hotel staff, I was said that they are especially proud of that little touch.
There was not a lot to do there, other than float in the Dead Sea, cover yourself in mud and have fun. The mud was smelly and it felt weird after I was fully covered with it. I didn't not experience a magical transformation in skin properties....
'Swimming' in the Dead Sea was a special experience all by itself! You cannot sink to your neck even if you tried hard to do so. The Dead Sea is seven times saltier than normal seawater!
As a result of the high rate of evaporation there was a veil of mist over the sea and the surrounding desert, making me a bit disappointed when I downloaded the photos from my camera and viewed them on my laptop. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the 1st slide-show of my visit to Jordan, very often described as a quiet house in a noisy neighborhood. Its neighbors are Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel to the west. Sound like a tough neighborhood?!?!
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