Spotting wonders
A year ago the “New 7 Wonders” were elected and within these “new” human-kind wonders we can find Petra. Situated south of Amman, Petra was the capital of the Nabataean and after centuries of emptiness, it was rediscovered and opne to the eager tourist, being, actually, the main a ttraction in Jordan and one of the most important hotspots in Middle East tourism. Petra is, literally, in the middle of nowhere, but the mobs of tourist going there have generated a little city (called Wadi Musa) around the site. Nothing interesting can be found there, except supermarkets, restaurant and some hotels and hostels to accomodate the passing-by visitor. Prices are for tourist and 50% of the transports are also for tourist, however, Petra cannot be missed, it is just a incredible place that worths a visit. I am not going to explain anything, you must see it with your own eyes to understand the place.
Wadi Musa is such a funny place, everybody knows some sentences in english, and the children in the street are constantly impoving their language-skills asking all the tourist “where are you from?” and saying “welcome!”. One constant question after say that I am from Spain is “Real o Barcelona?”….football is everywhere, and actually is the first thing that poeple know about Spain. It is somehow curious here since Spain is such an important place for arab culture and History. For centuries it was the most advance part fo the arab world and many thinkers and politicians were born there. Internet and satellite TV has ereased this idea, depicting Spain as a country were football is the most important thing.
My “wonder-spotting” path has some further appointment, this weekend I am flying to Cairo, the capital city of the Arab world and the hosting city of the famous Giza Piramids.
