[Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread Danny B .
Hello, would anybody be interested in a trip to Petra in Jordan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra, famous UNESCO heritage site after Wikimania is over? And would any local person be willing to help with arranging of this trip? Kind regards Danny B.

Re: [Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
I probably won't be able to join it, but i can help with organization. (By myself, of course, not as WM-IL.) 2011/7/1 Danny B. wikipedia.dann...@email.cz: Hello, would anybody be interested in a trip to Petra in Jordan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra, famous UNESCO heritage site after

Re: [Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread Ralf Roletschek
If it is possible, very good idea - but its in Jordania? 2011/7/1 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il I probably won't be able to join it, but i can help with organization. (By myself, of course, not as WM-IL.) 2011/7/1 Danny B. wikipedia.dann...@email.cz: Hello, would anybody

Re: [Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread KIZU Naoko
I'm very interested in visiting Petra as well some biblical sites, including Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. My major problems at this moment are 1) I still forgot where my passport was put aside and 2) I have too many sites I long for visiting :( Advices and helps and someone who wants to

Re: [Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread WereSpielChequers
I'm interested, and I gather that it may be possible. I'd love to know more about the Nabateans and their rose red city, half as old as time WereSpielChequers On 1 July 2011 15:39, Ralf Roletschek r...@roletschek.de wrote: If it is possible, very good idea - but its in Jordania? 2011/7/1

Re: [Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread KIZU Naoko
Yes, it belongs to Jordan. ENWP says that Petra (Greek πέτρα (petra), meaning rock; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Coordinates:

Re: [Wikimania-l] A trip to Petra after Wikimania

2011-07-01 Thread Asaf Bartov
I recommend getting in touch with the Israeli CouchSurfing group -- I'm sure they'll be able to offer some touring partners and advice. Here's a link: http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=265 Cheers, Asaf On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:51 AM, KIZU Naoko aph...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it