Joy in Jordan

Today was the turn of another natural wonder to bewilder the boys. Sid had recently learned about the New Seven wonders of the world, and was interested in Petra. He managed to convince Joy, and told the fairy so when she arrived in the night.
Happily, the Fairy took them to the nearby country of Jordan. Soon, they reached the Al-Siq, a long and narrow natural passage through the rocks that leads to the ancient city of Petra.
“We will need to walk through this passage. It is too narrow to fly.” explained the blue Fairy. And so the trio started walking through the winding route of Al-Siq. Before long, Joy grew very tired, and refused to walk any more. He liked flying much better.
“I’ll stay here and wait for you guys. Anyways, I am not interested in Putra.” Said he.
“Petra!” corrected Sid. The whole city is carved out of mountains, Joy. You can not miss it.” The blue fairy insisted too, and finally Joy had to agree.
Soon they saw the first glimpse of the Treasury building of Petra. The elegant rose-red building fascinated Sid and he showed no signs of fatigue. He ran towards the building and started exploring the mystical city of Petra. Joy, on the other hand, was rather unimpressed.
“It looks the same in pictures”, he complained, much to the amusement of Blue Fairy.
“May be you will be more interested in another tourist attraction of Jordan. It might also help Sid to get over his fear of water.” she suggested.
That got Joy’s attention!! “Dead Sea!” he exclaimed. “It’s a great idea!!”
And so, they flew towards the dead sea after a while. Sid, as expected, was quite unhappy with this development.
“You both know I don’t like water much.” He protested.
“The water of dead sea is special.” Blue Fairy replied. “It is so salty that anyone can easily float on it.”
“It is also the lowest dry point on the earth”, added Joy quickly, eager to show off his knowledge.
Well, so they reached the Dead Sea, and the boys did try their hand at swimming. Sid had a whale of time floating easily on the saline waters of Dead Sea. He did indeed, as planned, overcame his fears.
In a little while, they were on their way back home. “It has been, by far, the most useful trip” commented little Sid, pleased with his experiences with water. “Let’s go to a normal water body next time.”
And the boys got in an argument over the next destination even before they could reach home! The blue fairy lost her patience listening to their quarrel, and said she’ll take them to a place of her choice.
“But Norway was your choice too!!” complained the boys together.
“Did you not like it?” she asked. Obviously they did, and so they decided it really would be better that the fairy decides the next stop. Till then, they can bet on it!