Uncle Jack's Travel Blog.

Lockport, Illinois, and the I&M Canal along Route 66.

I&M Canal Lock No. 14, LaSalle, Illinois.

**Route 66’s North Section through Illinois.**

Stay tuned for more blogs as I travel old Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois.

Day 16 – Amman, Jordan to Chicago, Ill.

Day 15 – Jerash, & Amman, Jordan.

Click the above video to see our group trying to dance.

Click to view a 2.5 minute video of the first major stop as we trekked into Petra through the 600 foot high Sig gorge to view The Treasury. Close your home windows so you don’t disturb the neighbors and then click the photo to the right to view and hear the video.

Day 13 – Sweimeh to Petra, Jordan.

Day 12 – Cairo to Amman, Jordan.

What is an Azzaab? Open youtube to view.

Server dispensing chilled slushy Limonana at our resort. Limonana is a slushy ice, sugar, spearmint with whole peeled lemons blended together for a tart and minty drink.
Azzaab beverage dispensers are of a Middle Eastern ornate brass design.
Traditionally vendors in markets clinked brass cups rhythmically to attract attention, using the same cups over and over again for every customer. Our server used disposable cups.

Day 11 – Luxor to Cairo, Egypt.

David has booked this same Viking tour in September. He asked me to teach him how to say “Hello” in Arabic.
My ability to speak other languages is less than poor! So I asked our tour Program Director and Egyptologist Rasha to teach David.
Click Rasha’s photo to hear her 44 second video teaching us to say; “Peace upon you.” in Arabic.

Lockport, Illinois, and the I&M Canal along Route 66.

Something about Uncle Jack.

Viking Cruises Osiris Boat.