Jordan - The City half as old as time...: Photos 21 to 41

Somewhere in the Middle East, south of the Dead Sea, on the edge of the Jordanian desert, hidden and surrounded by a ring of mountains, is a place unique and bizarre, a city carved into the rocks, a wonderland of temples, tombs and caves. Even though its life, colours and structure are long fallen to dust, its magic stayed alive throughout the centuries and legend became mystery, and one of the strangest, most fascinating places in the world... or how a poet once said: "Match me such a marvel, save in Eastern clime, a rose-red city, half as old as time...!" ...Petra!

- The Kingdom of Jordan or the land of wonders -

All travellers on the popular landroute Istanbul-Cairo or the other way around will have to pass through the Kingdom of Jordan. Coming from Egypt, most people will probably feel relieved and less hassled than in the land of the pharaos. Coming from the north and countries like Syria or Lebanon, people say that Jordanians are not as friendly and warmhearted as Syrians and despite the fact that Jordan offers quite some unique sights such as, “Wadi Rum”, a silent, timeless and starkly beautiful desert, “Jerash” with

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Ah Petra! Now that is very high on my list of places to visit and your blog only makes me want to go more. You really capture the mood and mystery of the place with your blog. Stunning photos too. :)

Hey Chi, great to see you are updating again! Missed your stories and pictures! :)

Yeah good to see you back! Look forward to more.

Ohh Mann Chi! Du kommst auch wieder rum! Tolle Fotos, wie immer! :)

Hi, dear Chi, as you foresee, here is me. How can I miss your ME stories. Everything was in the past and I miss all. I feel, I want to see you after 10 years...

Ah.... Jordan will be my next destination.

Ah Petra! Now that is very high on my list of places to visit and your blog only makes me want to go more. You really capture the mood and mystery of the place with your blog. Stunning photos too. :)

Hey Chi, great to see you are updating again! Missed your stories and pictures! :)

Yeah good to see you back! Look forward to more.

Ohh Mann Chi! Du kommst auch wieder rum! Tolle Fotos, wie immer! :)

Hi, dear Chi, as you foresee, here is me. How can I miss your ME stories. Everything was in the past and I miss all. I feel, I want to see you after 10 years...

Ah.... Jordan will be my next destination.