[:RU]Of course, in the end it was all fun. But before that, at some point, one Italian almost had the same Kondraty, and some probably wished he had brought with them diapers. Certainly, the idea of «unplanned» extreme sports tourist is excellent, but under the current tensions in the Middle East and developments in Syria, some plunges into a real horror.
Judge for yourself: on the tour in the desert of Wadi Rum Guide says that the program includes a trip to historic train early XX century in most of these cars of the time I and Class II. Of course, everybody wants to take a ride on an unusual train, especially since all of it nobody said anything in the tour. You take the train, walk along the cars, choosing a place, and then watch the desert landscape, the passing by measuring the sound of wheels. And suddenly you hear the shots, uyulyukane, glances toward the sound and see the racing on horses and camels across the path of the train with the people shook their heads with handkerchiefs and armed with rifles. We need to see the eyes of some tourists, when lack of understanding is replaced by washed out in a cold sweat running down his spine in panties, when the train stopped in the middle of the desert. And then their eyes flashing fire panic when armed men seized from a nearby car a few tourists and all the people in uniform.
One Italian almost jumped out of the window on the other side of the train, but it just grabbed the guide explained that this re-enactment.
ITALIAN needed diapers for a second time … There is nothing so fun)

2. Now let us all in order.
On the border of the desert of Wadi Rum is an old single-track railway line, on which to this day are transported phosphates from the mines to the processing plants. In addition to freight trains goes to her and one passenger. Especially for tourists.
Jordanians decided to make this train is not quite the usual fun and simple retro-Travel on the train to accompany the spectacular action. That is why they do not tell that to the program a trip to the desert of Wadi Rum and the train comes, because people can proguglit, read everything that will happen, and tell the rest to spoil the effect of surprise.

3. Tourists bring a little in advance, they are waiting for 15 minutes the train, peering into the distance melted and then slowly see the approaching structure. There are only four passenger cars, open platform and diesel.

4. At some point I was a little confused by the Turkish flag attached to the car, because we know from history that during the First World War, the Arabs supported Britain and fought with it against Turkey. Jordan-and it formed after the event, when the Turks were driven from these lands, and the British received a mandate to govern Palestine on both sides of the Jordan River. So to see the flag of the former enemy in the tourist train was weird.

5. Instead of conductors are men in military uniforms and carrying rifles. Though they were smiling and friendly, it still looks pretty strange.

6. In the middle of an open-ended platform mounted with a machine gun, a protective perimeter of sandbags and again by armed men. The guide explains that this is an armed guard of the train. Like, so it is necessary. Still, in the neighboring region of instability

7. Of course, if you look at the machine gun, it is clear that it is a fake …. But not all are eyeing

8. Go to the cab of the locomotive. «Driver» ready to go

9. Control hand, no automation and electronic assistants. A few years ago on this line went all the real locomotive hundred years old. But time does not spare anyone and locomotive solemnly carried into retirement.

10. The first-class carriage. There upholstery shops, there are tables and lamps on the walls and bar. The walls and ceiling are covered with lacquered wood.

11. In the second-class car is much easier. Here are all covered with boards, but instead of the usual soft-seat wooden benches

12. It is an open platform protection

13. Tourists fill all the cars, including an open platform. On the one hand is the best reviews, the other extremely hot and dusty, and here in half an hour will take hostages

14. Finally, the train starts to move. Around the solid mountains and sand somewhere on the horizon. From time to time look grabs the half-covered with the sand remains of some mechanisms, animal bones, and of all that have not regretted the desert

15. And suddenly … Because of the rock heard gunshots and hooting

16. From different sides to the train fast approaching armed horsemen firing rifles and various militant shouted «alaakbary»

17. Appears even an armored car. Some of the attackers and dismount, shooting into the air, rushing to the cars at this point fills Talianki first diaper.

18. Everything happens very quickly

19. The attack on the camel cavalry. As he croaks and growls — you need to hear. Just a monster

20. Some at that moment the panic starts to occur

21. Here the Italian wished to leave the train through the fire escape and was caught by the supervisory guide.

22. The attackers Bedouins being captured all the guards of the two trains and tourists.

23. Under the gunshots, the hooting, solemn Bringing flag, hostages being taken away in an armored car off the train.

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25. Of course by this time everyone who did not know in advance, understand that the attack was staged and leave the train, heading, guided the Bedouin camp, located nearby

26. The camp alahakbarnaya orgy of screams, gunshots into the air and Caracol riding.
Poskrebyvaet, to be honest …

27. Fighting Camels in a static state.

28. The local warlord

29. Bedouins posing for tourists, some are not afraid to come up and make them self

30. Military equipment Jordanian Bedouin

31. After staging Bedouins invite all under the canopy where they serve tea and made a speech in which they apologize for any complex emotions some particularly impressionable tourists ….

In fact, it is now quite a few know about the staging and initially prepared to make beautiful pictures, taking place on an open platform. And 5-7 years ago, everyone took their seats in cars only in the shade, and all that happened was a complete surprise.

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