MOUNTAIN OF MOSES
Day 6: December 27,
2012
I stayed for a night at Toledo Hotel in Amman, which is
closed to the famous King Abdulla Mosque and several historical churches. It has been my practise to taste every local
beer of the countries that I visit. Jordan’s local beer is called Philadelphia
Beer. It costs 2.75 JD.
King’s Highway
The next morning my driver picked me at the hotel, and took
me to the scenic and 5,000 year-old Kings’ Highway which leads to Madaba, to
Nebo and Petra in Wadi Musa.
Madaba
Madaba is an ancient town of Jordan, which is 30 kilometres
from Amman. It’s also known as the City of Mosaics. Madaba was first mentioned
in the in book of Exodus in Old Testament.
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is the place where Moses viewed the holy land and
believed that this is where he was buried. The first church was built in the
late 4th century to mark this site, but during my visit, the
church’s renovation was on-going. From the outside of this church, everyone can
view the Jordan Valley, Holy Land particularly the town of Jerecho, Dead Sea,
and even Jerusalem.
In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II declared Mt. Nebo as
pilgrimage place when he visited the site.
Madaba to Mount Nebo is just 10 minutes away.
We took the King’s Highway bound for Petra. It was more than
2 hours journey from Madaba to Petra.
Welcome to Petra, the main purpose of my travel in Jordan.
Petra is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and a UNESCO world heritage
site.
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