Petra! We are here at last. Got tickets for a day(21 Dinar, 26Dinar for 2 days, 31 Dinar for 3 days) and followed others in one direction.
Though I was warned that Petra can be quite cold at times, I wasn't well geared for it after seeing lovely sunshine in the morning. It was very cold especially in the shade.
Though I was warned that Petra can be quite cold at times, I wasn't well geared for it after seeing lovely sunshine in the morning. It was very cold especially in the shade.
A tree made a good picture on the sky that it looked lonely as well as confident.
Soon the siq started and it was a kilometer long and 80 meter high. In inself, it felt like a secret path to a mysterious world.
I guess the geological location made Petra possible to flourish for a long time. Imagine having to attack the city through this narrow and steep gorge.
This was where the water was supplied through, all the way to the city.
It's admirable work considering the time frame which was in the 6th century BC. We often think that the western civilization of ancient Greco-Roman was the basis of the western-led modern culture. But there were people who were really advanced like here, and these people were nomadic middle eastern Nabateans.
I was told to come here early in the morning or late afternoon, and it was true that it would've been much nicer if there are not many people on the siq.
Imagine being here 2000 years ago looking at people like him securing the siq.
I guess the geological location made Petra possible to flourish for a long time. Imagine having to attack the city through this narrow and steep gorge.
This was where the water was supplied through, all the way to the city.
It's admirable work considering the time frame which was in the 6th century BC. We often think that the western civilization of ancient Greco-Roman was the basis of the western-led modern culture. But there were people who were really advanced like here, and these people were nomadic middle eastern Nabateans.
I was told to come here early in the morning or late afternoon, and it was true that it would've been much nicer if there are not many people on the siq.
Imagine being here 2000 years ago looking at people like him securing the siq.
Wow, this is the treasury(Al-Kazneh) where the last scene of the 'Indiana Jones' movie was filmed.
I forgot all about the movie when we got there, but the sheer size and the impressive architecture of the Treasury was absolutely mind-blowing. It was wrongly named from the false belief that the egpytian pharaohs hid treasures here.
The girls looked so small right next to the enormous column, getting excited about the guy with traditional clothes.
This guy here wore real gun and knife, but it was free to take photo with him, unlike the guy with traditional clothes. There were so many people waiting to take photo with him behind us, so I couldn't talk to him much, which was a shame.
I reckon he might've been an army officer or a policeman.
I forgot all about the movie when we got there, but the sheer size and the impressive architecture of the Treasury was absolutely mind-blowing. It was wrongly named from the false belief that the egpytian pharaohs hid treasures here.
The girls looked so small right next to the enormous column, getting excited about the guy with traditional clothes.
This guy here wore real gun and knife, but it was free to take photo with him, unlike the guy with traditional clothes. There were so many people waiting to take photo with him behind us, so I couldn't talk to him much, which was a shame.
I reckon he might've been an army officer or a policeman.
Tired looking donkey, but he sat on the ground at least.
It was a long way for the kids to walk, to be honest, but it was going to be better if they walked on the way in rather than out. So I promised them the donkey ride on condition of good behaviour.
It was a long way for the kids to walk, to be honest, but it was going to be better if they walked on the way in rather than out. So I promised them the donkey ride on condition of good behaviour.
The sky can look quite nice with cliff of the rocks. It's nice to be able to look up sometimes.
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