Il Mar Morto

marzo 10th, 2012 | Posted by dokk in Giordania - (1 Comments)

After crossing the Jordanian mountains, the landscape begins to change.

Fields near Dead Sea

Fields near Dead Sea

The feeling I have, immediately, is to be arrived in Jesus’s land. palms, olive trees, camps, all brings my mind to the biblical stories and those of his life.

Dead Sea - cultivated field

Dead Sea - cultivated field

Going on, by car, along the “sea”:

Road along the Dead Sea

Road along the Dead Sea

Technically it is not a sea, but a salty water basin, which is currently shared by Jordan and Israel.

Dead Sea

Dead Sea

It owes its name to the absence of life in its waters, caused by the very high salt concentration, which is nine times in any other sea.

Salt crystals - Dead Sea

Salt crystals - Dead Sea

Another peculiarity is the presence of various minerals, which make the water oily, that’s why it is also visited for its healing abilities.

Deposited salt on Dead Sea shore

Deposited salt on Dead Sea shore

But the real fame of the Dead Sea is another. Due to its high density, due to its composition, in this sea you always remain afloat. The picture-postcards depicte tourists (and not only) reading newspaper while lying comfortably. In any position you stay, you do not go down. I myself lyed on a side and remained floating on the surface.

If you go there, remember to wear a dive mask and still pay a lot of attention to your eyes: a few sea-drops will make you literally cry, I know by experience!

Then you will find that you have small cuttings and minor injuries whom you did not have the slightest idea before diving…

Inlet on Dead Sea

Inlet on Dead Sea

 

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Panorami giordani

febbraio 25th, 2012 | Posted by dokk in Giordania - (1 Comments)

It’s last day by my rented car. I take this opportunity to wander around a bit and go to…. southwest.

Landscapes I find on my way are out of ordinary, sometimes I feel like not beung on planet Earth anymore.

jordanian landscape

jordanian landscape

Having a private transportation allows you to stop and take pictures, which otherwise you wouldn’t have.

Mountain road in Jordan

Mountain road in Jordan

My zigzaging goes on, such as roads, lanes and tracks on these mountains, lifeless at a first glance.

Roads in the mountains, Jordan

Roads in the mountains, Jordan

 

Until I came across this scene:

Shepherd, Jordan

Shepherd, Jordan

A shepherd with his herd in the wild. In the background the mountains of Israel. Yes, I’m going to the Dead Sea.

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