A week or so ago, we stopped in the small town of Wadi Musa. That towns main reason for existing was probably the nearby site of Petra. The second day there we got the incredibly nice people working at the hotel to drive us to the ancient city. The walk was long and strenuous, but very beautiful too.
Road to Petra.
Picturesque tree. (plus the family)
In Petra, I think it wasn’t the buildings that were interesting so much as the sandstone it was carved out of. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
A noble cat at the treasury.
One of the noble tombs.
The treasury
Camels admiring the treasury.
The long and strenuous path to the monastery.
The monastery itself.
Margit expertly riding her horse at Petra.
-Bjorn
(Whoops, published this out of order. Maybe we can fix that later…)
long4adventure
Wow, those buildings carved into the cliffs are pretty amazing. Beautiful stone, reminds me of Utah. I suppose they were pretty energy efficient, built into the cliff? But they would need lots of lamps to light them, I suppose.
Great family pic! You all look happy!
Thats so cool! Wish I was there.
Grace
Just to let you know we are enjoying your trip immensely!! Ken has been in Istanbul and was telling me why the men are separated from the women when they pray!!!
You are having an experience of a liketime and letting us in on it is wonderful!! Each one’s letter ar so interesting. Thank you so much.
With love to you all, Kenny and Voni