Subject: Post: We just crossed the border to Israel and are now in Eilat. The border crossing wasn't that bad after all, although it took around 2.5 hours and was the most detailed process I have seen so far. Here's a quick description of the border process: First, we exited the Jordanian side normally, paying the 5EUR (5 Jordanian Dinars, which are equal to Euro) exit tax and getting our passports stamped. Upon entering the Israeli side, our passports were quickly checked and we entered the security check room where all our luggage was carefully inspected and we were interrogated about our passport stamps and travel route like we had guessed. They were extremely interested in my camera also, just playing with it and x-raying it for dozen of times... :pAll that took maybe an hour, and all the time the border guards were really polite and nice, smiling and joking so that really didn't feel like a problem. After the check we were free to continue to the passport check, while a border officer girl was suggesting some good Israeli wines to taste:)On the passport check counter an another short interrogation of our plans and previous destinations followed, and after that we were told to sit down and wait for a while. I guess they were checking our story and googling the email addresses etc, which they asked for. That took maybe an hour, and then we got through the border. So, nothing that bad.We jumped into a taxi, which took us to the bus station where we barely caught a bus to Jerusalem. Latitude: Longitude: Security Code:
Here's a quick description of the border process: First, we exited the Jordanian side normally, paying the 5EUR (5 Jordanian Dinars, which are equal to Euro) exit tax and getting our passports stamped. Upon entering the Israeli side, our passports were quickly checked and we entered the security check room where all our luggage was carefully inspected and we were interrogated about our passport stamps and travel route like we had guessed. They were extremely interested in my camera also, just playing with it and x-raying it for dozen of times... :p
All that took maybe an hour, and all the time the border guards were really polite and nice, smiling and joking so that really didn't feel like a problem. After the check we were free to continue to the passport check, while a border officer girl was suggesting some good Israeli wines to taste:)
On the passport check counter an another short interrogation of our plans and previous destinations followed, and after that we were told to sit down and wait for a while. I guess they were checking our story and googling the email addresses etc, which they asked for. That took maybe an hour, and then we got through the border. So, nothing that bad.
We jumped into a taxi, which took us to the bus station where we barely caught a bus to Jerusalem.
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