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Petra Slideshow
Petra
Travel Blogs from Petra, Jordan
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Country
... of tea, all very peaceful and delightful out under the stars by candlelight. The following day, we headed back to explore Petra by day. The entry to this amazing site, via the 1.3 km long siq, is just amazing. You walk along ...
Entering Petra (again)
... restlessness. Lyle was in the process of traveling by motorcycle from England to Iran. Somehow he had wound up in Jordan (see figure 12-1) . He told us that he had made friends with the half-dozen Japanese staying at the Valentine, ...
Total Petra hiking time: 17 hours in 2 days :)
... ended up in an extremely narrow passage, that was eroded over the years by water. There are just so many things to explore in Petra! I'll just let the pictures speak for itself (: After another 7 hours of walking and a short horse ride, we all got ...
Jordan
... . So Alex and I headed for Petra, where we learned that except for taxis, pretty much everything in Jordan costs one Dinar. Delicious meal? One dinar. Shitty little bracelet? One dinar. Artificial antique from Petra? ...
Petra - All It's Cracked Up To Be
... wound our way around the edge of the plateau, looking for this alter. Nothing. Finally, we came out front and overlooked the whole Petra valley. We ate our breakfast while we looked out over the valley. I then decided to make my way up the back of the ...
Petra
... may recognize one of the buildings from the movie Indiana Jones or recently in Transformers. Here are some photos of our first day exploring Petra. We have one more day to explore the ancient city and then we are off for a trip to Wadi Rum (Featured ...
On the Road To Petra
... really not much to see at all. Kerak Castle This Crusader fortress is regarded as the finest of all castles in Jordan. Well... I suppose when looking at this place I was comparing it to Krak in Syria which I had only seen a little over ...
Seeing Petra
... 1 day left on it) to 2 American girls who were thankful that they would not have to pay to see the sights. I am looking forward to going to Petra tomorrow. I think it will be the highlight of my stay in Jordan. Dino ...
Petra- Day 2
... . We hiked up two mountain tops. The first was the high place of sacrifice and the second was one of the highest accessible points in Petra. It wasn't even on the map they gave us. On the top, there were ruins from a village that dates back 3000 years. We ...
Petra - City of Stone
Sam: We arrived in Amman, Jordan at about 8:30pm on Thursday and, after a rather hairy taxi ride, one hour later, we made it to the hotel. Given that we only had 1 ½ days here, our first priority was to book a day trip to Petra for the ...
Petra
We woke up early for Petra, the ancient city built by the nomadic nabatean people at the crossroads of trade routes. It was amazing. We rode horses to the long and winding "siq" path cut through the rocks then went with a guide to its ...
Playing Indiana Jones
Jordan really surprised us as we were really just going because Rachel saw the site on the Indiana Jones movie and thought it would be a cool site to see. We did not have very high expectations coming into the country but it was one of the best countries ...
The Red Sea and the Rose Red City of Jordan
... to us as the contrast between this landscape and the jungles we had been in just a month ago could not be any different. Petra is an archaeological phenomenon best known for its role in the Indiana Jones movie (it played the setting for the climax of ...
Petra
Drove for a few minutes and arrived at the ancient city of Petra which was found more than 2000 years ago. Most of us got a short horse ride to the entry of the gorge. The ride was bumpy and I didn't like it. We walked through the gorge while Rabbi ...
Petra, Comin' atcha ( again) I promise - no more!
Put it on your list of things to do before you die. Petra by night is absolutely mind blowing. We had the added bonus of a full moon which made the whole experience even more magical. What better way to spend christmas eve. The whole landscape around here ...
The ancient city of stone
... had one of the yummiest lunches today in Petra, that was cooked by the Bedouins who work in the park. Again, the food in Jordan has been incredible! We were told today that what we saw of Petra, (all 12 km of it) is only about 5% of the ...
Petra
... world, undoubtedly it is the most important famous attraction of Jordan - if you only have time for one place in Jordan, make it Petra! A dream come for me. Much of Petra's appeal comes from its awesome, multicoloured sandstone high ...
The Rose Red City
... and Petra. We were lucky enough to meet Raami, one of the sons, he is now in his 20's and has relocated back to Petra. After school, he studied in Sydney for a few years, did some travel and is now married and settled back in Petra. He ...
Jordan - Petra and Wadi Rum
... and camped overnight with a traditional meal cooked in the ground, with folk dancing and singing with the locals. Watched another sunset with a beautiful view... Jordan was definitely a highlight of the trip so far, if you ever get the opportunity, ...
Jordan?!
... from Isreali guards who were less than thrilled with her birth place and used it to start lots of questions. I can't say if Jordan is cheap or expensive. I want to call it expensive but I feel like the tourists that Lonely Planet makes fun of. They go ...
An intense exploration of Petra
... difference with these sites was that as well as great historic ruins and location, they also had a vibrant local life, whereas Jordan is a modern country, with the only local colour being the donkeys and camels which were mainly for use by the tourists. ...
Historic Ruins at Petra
... and after a relaxed ride on the highlands along the King's Highway we entered Wadi Musa, to visit the must-see sight of Petra. We also choose to take 2 days to discover this widespread area of rock hewn temples and thombs and palaces, who were become ...
"And now for something you'll really like"
I finally found a picture I like. Thanks to John for taking and posting it. Israel is behind me. The edge of the cliff is much ...
Of tourists, dehydration, and tired legs.
... happily signed up for dorm beds ($4). We dropped off our bags and took a two-minute taxi to the entrance of Petra. A warning for future travelers: the entrance fee for Petra is atrocious. The latest Lonely Planet guide says entrance is about 25JD ...
Kerak and Petra
After we passed through the dramatic heart of Jordan we made a stop at a small town to see the remains of a Castle that had been built by the Crusaders on top of a moslem fortress and then once again became a moslem fort. From there we took ...
Petra
... . Craigo please take note!!! Tried my hardest to catch The Arsenal in Action against Man something but failed, believe me i tried, i had a Jordan guy bring me around to all kinda pubs bars asking but he failed!! ahh well i was pleased to find an Internet ...
Un dia en Petra
... y sentidos, en donde me deje llevar por la imaginación, para disfrutar de 8 hs. de aventura por tierras nabateas. Al ingresar a Petra, se vislumbra una pronunciada bajada entre paredes altas, erosionadas por el agua, el viento y los años. Esta caminata ...
Rose Red City by night
... and there was the Petra Palace Hotel. Souvenir shops and lunch were the order of the afternoon. Plus a visit to the PLETH (Petra Life Exhibition for Traditional Heritage) Museum. We saw the sign and wandered in paid 7 dinnar entrance fee and then given ...