We went to Jordan last week and had a grand time there. The people there loved us. They had a cheery attitude for the most part. I hope they come to a better agreement with Israel. The people hate Israel. We met some BYU students studying in Jordan. They said that the people say, "the Muslims have the truth. The Christians have most of the truth, they have just a few things wrong. And the Jews, they are evil." I can't really say I blame the Jordanians, considering their history with Israel. Maybe I will write all about that someday.
Petra exceeded all expectations. The Nabataeans built Petra between 300 BC and 100 AD. They controlled the trade routes between Rome and India and Egypt. They accumulated a lot of wealth from this trade. They had no slaves and had incredible systems for gathering water. You could see the open water channels and clay pipes that they used to gather water. We walked through a natural opening in the canyon and the treasury opened up before us. Indiana Jones found the holy grail there.
To be continued...
i told grandma that you got to go to Petra and she thought that was very cool. We are having trick or treaters and that is fun.
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Are you sure about the holy grail part. I was under the impression that was fiction, but if you say so. Where is it now?
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