In Petra

February 3, 2014 by [ayu]

Petra is amazing. No words, nor pictures can describe how amazing this place is. We went to visit Petra back in December. As one of the world’s 7 Wonders and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Petra surely didn’t disappoint. You need more than just one day to visit Petra. To thoroughly see Petra. And preferably without kids with short legs 😉 . The area is massive. You will do a lot of walk, a lot of climbs mixed while standing with […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Jordan Adventure, Jordan, Petra, The Monastery, the Siq, The Treasury, travel photography, urn tombs

52 Portrait Project – 4/52

January 26, 2014 by [ayu]

Faces of Petra is the theme of this week’s portrait project. Even with the stunning view surrounding us when we were in Petra, the locals had their way to make their presence truly felt. I’m talking about the trading locals who filled the area in front of the Treasury, who were there in throngs, with their various items to sell and animals for hire. We’ve got a wide selection of items to buy from them; silver bracelets, necklaces, (claimed to […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014, forever faces • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, 52 Project 2014, Ayu's Jordan Adventure, Bedouin, Jordan, Petra, portrait, travel, travel photography

on the way to Petra

January 23, 2014 by [ayu]

There are a two ways to go to Petra from the Dead Sea area; via King’s Highway or the Dead Sea Highway. We took the route via the Dead Sea Highway. It’s a challenging route but also one that offers great scenery.We had a trusty and dependable local driver, and I recommend you to get one as well if you consider going. It saves the time of getting lost, avoid the GPS drama and the anxiety of driving in a […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Jordan Adventure, Dead Sea Highway, Dead Sea Highway route, Jordan, to Petra, travel photography

52 Portrait Project – 3/52

January 19, 2014 by [ayu]

After our visit to St. George church in Madaba, I was surprised to find my son in a very good mood. He is a big games addict and a homebody who hates to be separated from his hand ‘device’ for too long. His pre-teen self gets a bit broody and sulky when the withdrawal kicks in. Anyhow, despite all the driving and playing tourist with us most of the day, he looked very happy and was being very playful on […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014 • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, 52 Project 2014, Ayu's Jordan Adventure, Jordan, Madaba, portrait, travel photography

St George Church in Madaba, Jordan

January 18, 2014 by [ayu]

The city of Madaba in Jordan is located about 30 km from Amman (the capital city). Madaba is widely known as the City of Mosaic. The first mosaics apparently were discovered purely by chance during the building of permanent housings using squared-up stones from the old monuments. Once the people were made aware of the importance of these mosaics they made sure to take care and preserve all the mosaics that came to light. Madaba is home to the famous 6th […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Jordan Adventure, city of mosaic, Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Jordan, Madaba, Madaba Mosaic Map, St George, travel photography, travel photos

52 Portrait Project – 2/52

January 12, 2014 by [ayu]

This week I have a couple of portraits of some Jordanian handicraft workers I met last December. A day before Christmas  we took a tour to visit baptism site, Mount Nebo, and a mosaic town of Madaba. Just a few kilometres outside Madaba we stopped at the big Jordan River Foundation outlet that carries a huge collection of mosaic and other handicrafts. We were allowed to go to the back to see how the mosaic and other arts/handicraft objects were […]

Categories: 52 Portrait Project 2014, going places • Tags: 52 Portrait Project, Ayu's Jordan Adventure, handicrafts, Jordan, Jordan River Foundation, Jordanian handicraft, Jordanian women, people, Polaroid camera, Polaroid shots, travel