The Lost City of Petra

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Geo: 30.1451, 35.3979

Having not planned to cross the middle east every day is a complete surprise. We were given a set of maps by a Welsh couple travelling south which they had marked some comments. This has been a god send as we really have no idea where to stay or what to see. For starters the county is extremely mountainous, who would have thought.

Christmas day with a difference. We drove to the sight of Petra, check the photo's, it is where some of the Indiana Jones movies were taken.. Strange place, with fantastic carvings and cave facades. We also discovered where all the tourists have come, the place was full of French, Italians & Spaniards.

After a very tiring hike we went to find a place to stay so we went to a place called Seven Wonders Camp to investigate the showers.. The owner advised the price was $35 Dinar each.. after we worked that was about 70 AUD (we smell bad but not that bad) we decided to head out into the hills to find a bush camp and have a bucket shower, thank god for the heat exchanger fitted to the Shorty. A nice place was found amongst the Bedouin neighbours along with some wood that made a great fire and a cold night under the stars.

Christmas dinner was pasta with fresh vegies. Lisa finished hers off with small Christmas pudding she has been carrying since Nairobi topped with Zahabadi which we are not really sure what it is but tastes a little like a cross between yoghurt and cream. She loved the treat and said it went well with the Jordanian custard equivalent so all was good.

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Photos

The treasury
This is what they call it... the funny thing is was really a tomb. Still impressive

Closeup
The treasury again, just closer

Another Tomb
Today we are not into boring Jap tourist shots .

Arab Country
Our neighbors, they really look like Laurence of Arabia stuff, interestingly we passed that area yesterday.

Camp Site
If you can see the shorty it gives and idea of the size of the stuff around Petra

Small Islamic Girl
Wanted her photo taken

Darren on his taxi
Actually was more comfortable than it looked.

Bedouin Taxi
The shorty is parked next to the white building on top of the mountain. When a local rode past on his donkey calling out taxi and we were already nackered we could not refuse.

Comments

[Jimmy Prickles]

I'll have to have a crack at carving one of those... I know I have a rock big enough around here, hehe

[JImmy Prickles]

Grab me a rock for the Garden..

[Jimmy Prickles]

Im sure it was for you... what about the midget Donkey lol

[jorgie0]

1/ Your clean shaven. One Point.2/ The poor beast is smaller than you, get off and carry it. Geez - 10 points for you.Jealous of you both, not sure I have the guts to do it, and not sure we would not all be alive if I were with you, my pati
ence level is WAY below yours. Man with gun....