to celebrate the end of five straight weeks of second semester exams, five of my 33 favorite classmates and i took a three day trip to the ancient nabeatan city of petra, in jordan! it was a really enjoyable time. we hiked for an entire day around the expansive site, which includes much more than the infamous treasury (of indiana jones fame). the place is huge, and the rugged mountainous vistas from such locales as “the end of the world” unbelievable! we also went to little petra the next day before heading home through aqaba and eilat on the red sea.
on the way home we learned that in eilat israel you can discreetly sneak into the hilton’s glamorous pool area, which turned out to be quite relaxing!
