The Monestary

The Ancient Rock City

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July 19th 2007
On Thursday we left the hotel at 6am to drive about four hours south to Petra. The most famous of Jordan's tourist sites and voted the new 2nd World Wonder, we arrived on site at about 11am after stopping at a small store on the way in. Bottles of water and just about anything else at Petra is extremely expensive so I highly reccommend to anyone coming to bring their own supply... and lots of it ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more