Horse Lady?

Petra is beautiful and just a short 3 hour car ride away from the Dead Sea.

Randa and I decided to book a trip yesterday and woke up this morning ready to go. We hired a driver, a very cool man named Fouad, to drive us there, wait for us, and drive us back. We got more than we paid for with Fouad. He told us about everything we drove by, pointed out some great spots to take pics, and even led us in a stimulating religious conversation. I can honestly say that it was the best 6 hours I've spent in a car with someone I don't know at all. Well done, Fouad. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.

The ancient city of Petra is lovely. It was hot and crowded, as can be expected of Middle Eastern tourist attractions in the summer. And it smelled like shit. Literally. There were horses everywhere that were used to carry fat tourists down and back to see the city. And they shit everywhere. And in the unbearable heat, Petra smelled real bad. We were only offered a horse a few times. And by a few times, I clearly mean every 8 seconds. Yes, every 8 seconds a smelly man would look at us and say "Horse lady?" Now I'm just assuming that he was asking us if we wanted to ride a horse down and back. He may or may not have been insulting us.

People looked at us a lot in Petra. Randa wore shorts and a tank top and I wore a strapless dress. While some people were dressed like us, most other women there were completely covered in hijab from head to toe. And they all looked at us like they wanted to send us back to our homes on whore island. I looked at them and started sweating more. Now I wasn't wearing a lot, but I couldn't imagine wearing more. Haram.

I'm glad we went to Petra. It was beautiful to see, and we learned a lot about Jordan. Driving around for 6 hours lets you see a lot of a country, especially when your driver insists on taking 2 different routes so that you don't see the same thing twice. If you get the chance, you should come to Jordan. It's a country that has really taken care of itself and is clearly making the best use of their abundant natural resources. The people we've met have been education and are friendly. We've been greeted by many welcoming people who have lovely things to say about the Lebanese and have seen some very pretty views. I highly recommend it.

Since we're at a legit resort, I'm hoping that I can post some pictures on here. I'll try tomorrow if I can find the time between tanning and bronzing.