Jackrabbit's Flat Stanley returned from India and set off for the country of Jordan in the Middle East! Jordan is a country that borders Iraq, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Despite being mostly desert in the central and eastern portions, many fruits, like apples, dates and pomegranates, grow in the north. Aqaba is a beautiful port city in the south on the Red Sea where you can snorkel!
Wadi Rum Desert
Flat Stanley in the desert of Wadi Rum
(It's colder than it looks!)
Our Bedouin guide in Wadi Rum. Bedouins are nomadic desert people which means they live in tents and move around. Flat Stanley slept in a tent in the desert!
Looking through the Siq at Petra. A great walk if you're not claustrophobic! The building up ahead is the Treasury (where Indiana Jones found the Holy Grail).
Flat Stanley went to the ancient city of Petra. Petra means "rock" and all the buildings have been carved into the desert sandstone.
Bedouin guides at Little Petra.
Dear Amy,
ReplyDeleteWe were surprised to hear that it was cold in the desert, because it looked hot to us with the sun shining. Nine of us have seen the Indiana Jones movies and think that it is cool that you were there with Flat Stanley. Most of us would like to spend a night in a tent in the desert with you!
Love,
Jackrabbit and the Class of 2021