I visited Petra while on a two week small group adventure of Egypt and Jordan in early 2009. For those who are not familiar with Petra here is a blurb from Wikpedia. They explain it a lot better than I could!!
I can't even begin to describe how beautiful Petra (aptly named the "Rose City") is so once again I will let my pictures tell the story...
Petra was one of the definite highlights of my trip to the Middle East. Would I go back? Never say never...
I can't even begin to describe how beautiful Petra (aptly named the "Rose City") is so once again I will let my pictures tell the story...
Near the entrance of Petra - the holes are entrances to caves that the Bedouins lived in. |
Entrace to the siq which leads to the Treasury |
You can ride a horse or take a buggy in Petra - or use shank's pony. (your feet!) |
A peek... |
Almost there! |
Isn't it amazing? The Treasury! |
Not sure if this picture was meant to turn out this way - at first was upset but now it's kind of cool... |
More caves/homes |
A refreshing glass of hot fresh mint tea. A "must" in Petra! |
beautiful floor tiles |
about as close to the edge as I dared to go! The Petra complex is HUGE - you would need days to see it all. |
lots of camels around! |
and stray dogs and donkeys.... |
saying goodbye to the Treasury. |
they were going at quite the clip! |
Stunning... |
Petra was one of the definite highlights of my trip to the Middle East. Would I go back? Never say never...
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