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Instalment 4:

Day 8 (11.10.2019)

The time had come to check out and make our way to Petra. We had pre-booked a one-way cab transfer (https://www.jordancab.com/). The drive to Petra took about 2.5 hours. We checked in to the Petra Bubble Luxotel and then went to explore Petra on foot. It was very hot and there were a lot of tourists. A lot. We kind of expect this, but after a couple of days tranquility in the resort this was just a bit too much for us. After exploring Petra for a couple of hours we returned to the hotel and relaxed on our patio, watching the gorgeous sunset. The dinner was buffet style and the chef was happy to cook some vegetarian dishes for us which we appreciated very much.

The bubbles allowed us to see the stars and we even saw shooting stars.

Day 9 (12.10.2019)

The next morning we decided to head back to Amman after breakfast. Our tickets for Petra would have been valid for a second day, but we felt just too lazy to go explore more and instead preferred to return to Amman right away.

The hotel had organized a taxi driver which drove us to Amman for about 80 JOD / 100€. He was quite talkative and we learned a few things about Jordan.

We arrived at the Fairmont around noon. Our room wasn’t quite ready yet and we were invited to wait in the lobby area. We used the time to eat a light lunch and were eventually able to check in. We were absolutely impressed by the hotel – their attention to detail was incredibly amazing and we really had a great stay. We checked out the pool in the afternoon and had some drinks there.

We opted to head back to the city for dinner. As we were a bit early we walked around a bit and then went to Sufra Restaurant for dinner. We ate outside in a very idyllic garden and enjoyed our last night. Back at the hotel we decided to have a couple more drinks. We reminisced about that past week in Jordan. The hospitality has been great and we really enjoyed this trip. Of course we could have been more active and explore more places (there is actually quite a lot to see), but on the other hand we also were in need of some relaxation. To conclude, I think we found the perfect balance between the two.

Day 10 (13.10.2019)

The breakfast spread was absolutely gigantic and everything was fresh as well as delicious.

At around 9am, it was time to say goodbye to Amman. We ordered Uber to get to the airport for our journey home.

Somewhere between the Dead Sea and Petra



Petra Bubble Luxotel



Petra



















Amazing sunset in Petra







Fairmont Amman Room











Pool area



Downtown Amman



Idyllic Sufra Restaurant garden







Fairmont Amman breakfast spread