Amman, Mt Nebo, Petra

Great breakfast then off to see the Amman Citadel with great Greek and Roman ruins.  Then a Roman amphitheater where you could stand on an x and hear your voice return to you.  I climbed to the top forgetting my knees but the view of the amphitheater is so much more impressive from on top (notice our tour left me).  We then headed to Mt Nebo where Moses was allowed to see the Promise Land.  We have a great tour guide but even better is our tour operator who does archeological digs in Jordan.  He is able to add more insight.  He said while Mt Nebo is the traditional site he says there is so much archeological evidence that has been unearthed in the area to make it fairly sure this is where Moses viewed the Promise Land.  The big round stone is also most likely similar to the one that would have been at the Garden Tomb.  The width of the stone is the same at the trough for the stone at the tomb.  From there we went to a Church with the oldest known map of the Holy Lands done in mosaic on the floor.  Again our tour operator specializes in historic maps and he said this one is so accurate to the time that it is believed the mosaic was done from an actual map.  On to Petra where we arrived to snow.  Can you believe we traveled to the Holy Lands to find snow - yes we have been cold and expect it tomorrow too.  Having a great time with our group of 13.  Slow connection speed so don't know how many I will get posted.