Luxuriously Floating in the Dead Sea

Visiting the Dead Sea was a really fun time! It is the weirdest thing to float without effort although you have to be careful not to get any salt water in your eyes as it burns like hell. For guys, make sure you shave the night before or else that will burn as well. Another English speaking girl in the Dead Sea at the same time as us explained it as feeling like she was swimming in warm milk. Our resort was huge and walking to the Dead Sea area in 40 degree heat was definitely challenging but I made sure I went twice a day to maximize! 

The Dead Sea is lined with nice hotel/resorts with multiple pools and then a beach area that goes into the Dead Sea. We stayed at the Kempinski hotel which we heard was the most luxurious but I know other people who have stayed at the Movenpick and also loved it.  Aleena and I also did our own Dead Sea mud treatment although we all visited the spa as well which was a nice treat but definitely a splurge. All 4 of us got facials and enjoyed the indoor spa pools which is right up Adam's alley since he can be sheltered from the sun. Adam did go into the Dead Sea briefly and into the infinity pool which had an amazing view! We stayed on the hotel property the entire time as there really wasn't much to do there except relax but because you're more isolated, the hotel is definitely taking advantage of that. We killed our budget in the 1.5 days we were there but well worth it although we should have left it to the end after all the walking in Petra and Wadi Rum. 

We tried a bunch of local foods in the evening International Buffet at the resort which started our addiction for Warbat, which is a Jordanian dessert similar to Baklava but less sweet and syrupy and reminds me of Turkish baklava. So yummy! We also tried the famous dessert in a Amman called Kanafeh which has similar ingredients to baklava/Warbat but with cheese so essentially a sweet cheese pastry. Very indulgent! I don't want to step on the scale when we get back!