Petra Inn

... before going on this trip. I though Petra was one facade at that was all. When I learned we would be spending 2 days in Petra I couldn't understand what would take so long. I am actually glad I was so uninformed because it made my visit to petra so much ...

Saturday 13 July Charlotte and I took a bus to Petra and stayed at the Valentine Inn. [Valentineinn@hotmail.com] It was run by a Jordanian man and his Italian wife, Valentina, who seemed to like displaying her Rubenesque figure in some non-Muslim ...

... ruins we have seen so far. We have been walking around the sites for the last two days and fending off the donkey touts. Petra is a spectacular rose stoned city built in the 3rd century BC by the Nebataeans, who carved temples, tombs and Palaces from the ...

... back to the entrance was much quicker than our journey in. It has been an absolutely awesome experience for us – exploring Petra. We spent almost 8 hours exploring the whole city and we would say that we have covered most of the highlights during ...

... on the compass to guide us in the right direction when ee had no idea where to go. We finally, after 4 hours of hiking, reach Petra. We were nervous of guards, so we were cautious of any person walking by. What a great feeling it was to have snuck in to ...

... the hotel. It was really uhmmy! After dinner me and Isaac watched the last crusader on the TV. Esther Day29 5/4/09 Petra, Jordon Today we finish our excertion to Petra. First, the family gets to ride camels for a little while so my ...

... ruins at Jerash, I thought I would get to Petra.  I asked the bus driver when I got to Amman where he was headed, "Petra," he assured me.  Unfortunately, his definition of Petra differed from mine by about 20 km.  I was in Ma'an, it was ...

... beau, qu on a meme eu du fun a manger notre canne de thon en regardant les rochers. On a eu l impression qu Air France offrait 50% de rabais sur les vols Paris-Petra avec escale a Rome. (Selon nous, 80% des visiteurs etaient Francais et ...

... top is not as good as the view from down below but it is still nice. I also walked around all the other bits of Petra I didn't do yesterday either. One thing you notice about Petra is there are alot of young kids selling things to you which is really ...

... and take his food back, we read a Lonely Planet book and map on Syria he has left with us. When his girlfriend comes back from Petra she came in to tell us about her day. She got in successfully with my ticket, just had to sign the back, which she had ...

We spent the day in Petra today and the ruins are FABULOUS. i think they are our favorite ruins that we have seen so far, in the whoooole world. there is a lot of indiana jonesy stuff around because they filmed that movie there. you walk down a big narrow ...

Mittlerweile ist in Petra von Indianer Jones zwar weit und breit kein Staubwoelkchen mehr zu sehen, dafuer aber immer noch jene atemberaubgende Schlucht mit ihren 100 Meter hohen Felswaenden, prachtvolle, in den Fels gemeisselte Monumentfassaden und ...

Five hour bus trip brought me to Wadi Musa, a start off point for Petra exploration. Valentine Inn was an obvious choice, with cheap roof-top mattresses, so my outdoor overnight spree was continuing. On the bus I met an American, with whom we hired a taxi ...

... black, grabbed a flashlight, and led the chattering, amiable Japanese (wearing flip-flops and white shirts), around the entrance to Petra, over massive boulders and steep wadis, and into the ancient city, successfully "waiving" the $30 entrance fee. ...

Petra, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World was our next stop. Here we were to stay two nights. Petra is famous for being a city completely carved out of limestone cliffs, a true rock city. After arriving on the first day, we headed to Little Petra, ...

... was also a Texas and a Canada.  For the next week, I was called New York.    After a short drive, we arrived to Petra.  If you’ve seen “Indiana Jones,” then you know this site.  At night, Petra is light up with ...

... with a drink after a 10 hour walk and a stumach about to explode? right! nothing! :D relaxxxxxxxxxxxx :) The classic Petra picture: I found the treasury!! Forgot to mention; me, Rebecca, John and Gabe decided to join a little ...

... been so dusty. Arriving in Petra, we checked in to the Petra's Gate hotel just a 2 meter walk to the entrance to Petra site.  The inn keeper was very helpful in giving advice, prices, etc.  We decided to take a short taxi ride to "Little Petra" ...

... not until the bus is full... [18:00] The bus leaves, and for only 6.50 euros I'm on a 4 hour bus-ride from Amman to Petra... sweeeeet! [21:40] The driver tells me to get out at Ma'an, because his brother will take me to Petra. I frown, but see the ...