6 October 2022

Lawrence of Arabia house

This rubble is reputed to be Lawrence of Arabia’s (British general who fought successfully with the Arab rebels against the Ottomans) house and armory storage. It cannot be independently verified whether this was indeed where he stayed, nonetheless, this location was used in the movie “Lawrence of Arabia”

6 October 2022

Petroglyphs in Wadi Rum

The Wadi Rum desert lies right in the ancient path from Istanbul to Saudi Arabia. All over the desert you can see the inscriptions carved on rock paces by ancient travelers and original tribes.

This one is mostly petroglyphs of camels that dates back to the Thamud people (eight centuries before Christ).

5 October 2022

Digging up the Bedouin dinner

After the entertainment, we were taken to a place to see how the Bedouins cook their food. As was demonstrated, a hole was dug in the afternoon in the sand and then a black container was inserter. Charcoal/wood was added and lit. And the food was then hung in it (in this case, food meant chicken, potatoes and onions) and left to cook. A metal cover was put on it, with a cloth cover on that and then sand was dumped on it.

Once the layers were removed, out came some really, really well cooked feast!