Flowers Wadi Musa

... Das reicht dann auch bis zum Ende d** Reise...Danach frühstücke ich am Straßenschalt** vom Restaurant Cleopetra. Im Anschluss fahre ich zum Haupteingang. Erik wollte ausschlafen und ruft mich an. Wir v**abreden uns an d** Schatzkamm** (Treasury). Da ich wied** viele Fotos machen w**de, wird das zeitlich schon passen. Es geht durch "The Siq" - ein 1200 met** lang** canyon. An einigen Stellen nur 2 met** breit. Eigentlich ist es kein canyon, da cayons von Wass** ausgespühlt wurden ...

... I'd suggest they print SILENCE in 20 languages on the back of the tickets) ruin the mood of the event. I'm glad I went because I would have wondered about it, but it wasn't great and my pictures didn't turn out so a bit of a bust all around. The music was nice, but after a long day of walking my feet could have done without the extra 3 km that evening. Regardless Petra was awesome and is worthy of it`s new place as one of the Wonders of the World.

... It was awesome! Since the Dead Sea is just below Masada, we descended into its salty, sulfury, steamy mix for a swim unlike any other. Although you can't drown (you basically levitate) because its 33% salt (v. 3% in a normal ocean), you do smell 100% bad upon exiting. We shared our stench with Uncle Danny as he drove us south to Eilat. <br><br>The next day we went to Petra (Jordan). For those who are unfamiliar, think Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade and check ...

... j'attends qu'il y'ait un groupe qui arrive et qui me suive parceque je suis pas très rassuré par le "no problem, very easy" du guide à l'entrée qui n'hésite pas à m'y envoyer tout seul sans équipement et qui après me demande si je sais nager et si j'ai des bonnes chaussures. Le canyon est profond de plusieurs de dizaines de mètres et l'air tellement rafraichissant à l'intérieur!<br><br>Ma seconde étape est pour Petra. Dans le minibus local qui ...

... br><br>Petra was a Nabothian stronghold in the 1st Century AD and they used Petra for buerials and all kinds of rituals. It is always 35oC+ is a 2km walk down from Wadi Musa (the village I stay in) followed by a 3km walk through the Siq (a tunnel cut into the mountainside which is very impressive) After the Siq the complex opens up and it is huge. To put it into context I spent 3 days here and scratched the surface - it is truly remarcable.<br><br>At 5am Nathan and I ...

... and the Last Crusade. There was something really awesome about watching it in Petra and just thinking that we were down there where they filmed it only a couple of hours ago. Anyways after dinner we all hit the hay as tomorrow we had a big big walk ahead of us.<br><br>Well we woke up just before breakfast finished so quickly chucked on some clothes and headed up to breaky. After breakfast we grab our day packs fill with litres and litres of water and headed into the ancient Petra. We ...

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... the main collonnaded street, the theatre, ruins of two temples, the floor mosaics of the Petra Church and we climbed a rough staircase up a small mountain for an overall view of the site. Day two we spent 9 hours or so at Petra and climbed many steps and walked many km's. We went in an alternate entrance, through a different, narrower siq. We had this route to ourselves since it is a more difficult hike. We then took a ...

... I finally decided to go directly to Petra from Amman, leaving the visit to the crusaders temples and castles for Syria and Israel. In the microbus that is taking me to Wadi Musa, there is plenty of tourists, our backpacks taking up each and every free inch left in it, but nevertheless, the journey is quite pleasant and in roughly 4 hours we are at the destination. I have a lazy afternoon, reading and planning my days in Petra. The hotel ...

... some money from nothing. Had a very bad feeling but they were very pleasant apart from constantly asking what hotel I was staying at. Kept saying I had a friend there who had a hotel for us. Having to lie quite a bit to save me from some hassle. So he kept going on and on until he realized I wasn't going to be taken to a hotel of his choosing so he could get commission. I didn't mind him trying but he got on my tits after a while until he stopped. <br><br>Some amazing scenery ...