I am sharing these photos of our lovely hotel in Wadi Musa, just above Petra. I do not think our hosts were particularly happy to have us — I think because of Hagai being Israeli, most of all, and perhaps in general our being Jewish. Nonetheless, the room was charming and comfortable, the food was fine — again, large buffet spreads for dinner and breakfast — and apart from the chilly glare of the employees, we enjoyed a pleasant stay.
This is the village of Wadi Musa, looking up from belowOur hotel, the Hyatt Zaman, was designed to resemble a Jordanian village of 100 years ago, we were told — perhaps the village of someone’s dreams, very clean and neat. This is Deborah’s and my room. Hagai got his own palatial accommodations.We went for a short stroll around the hotel grounds before the sun fully set. It was quite cold! Personally, I think D. looks charming in this red scarf.Every Muslim village/town has many mosques. At night, the minarets are lit with kelly green neon. You can pick out which Israeli towns are Palestinian when you are driving at night by looking for the green light. Shortly after we began our stroll the muezzin began his call to prayer. You could hear other muezzins in town also — not all at once, they all seemed to be on slightly different time clocks — but the one at this mosque next to our hotel was a really superb singer and improviser. Since the call to prayer happens five times a day, we got a to hear him again ,and every time it was different and beautiful. Once, he was replaced by a young boy, a sweet soprano — perhaps his son or student?Looking away into the mountains.In the morning, this was the view from the yard in front of the hotel. Our next guide, also Ali, picked us up, and we set off for the Wadi Rum desert.
Grateful for your sharing. And agreeing that the employees were very likely unhappy because you are Jews with an Israeli amongst you. Sharing your realities. Thx
Nine months in Israel 
Grateful for your sharing. And agreeing that the employees were very likely unhappy because you are Jews with an Israeli amongst you. Sharing your realities. Thx
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