July 25th
At 5:30 a.m. we all woke up, grabbed our gear and began the 4 hour bus ride to Petra. Once we arrived and started walking towards the mountain, we knew what we were about to see would be amazing. We were in awe at the towering rocks in front of us as we made our journey through the narrow passageway, leading to the Treasury. In ancient times, the city was not only used as an oasis for conserving water in times of drought, it was also a well protected fortress. After spending hours walking the ruins and hiking up the ancient staircases, we rested for a bit. A few minutes later, we were approached by a man asking if we wanted to go on a camel ride. We immediately agreed and for just 6 Dinars each, we got to ride the camels all the way back to the Treasury. Trevor and Ethan were especially satisfied, since they had both said they wanted to go on a camel ride even before we landed in Jordan. (see pictures below)
We headed back to the hotel, freshened up and ate dinner while we reminisced on the events of that day. After a nice meal we headed up to our rooms and got some sleep for our early departure the next morning.
(check below for Petra at night)
View from the hotel
Full moon by the Mosque
Mosque from the distance
At 5:30 a.m. we all woke up, grabbed our gear and began the 4 hour bus ride to Petra. Once we arrived and started walking towards the mountain, we knew what we were about to see would be amazing. We were in awe at the towering rocks in front of us as we made our journey through the narrow passageway, leading to the Treasury. In ancient times, the city was not only used as an oasis for conserving water in times of drought, it was also a well protected fortress. After spending hours walking the ruins and hiking up the ancient staircases, we rested for a bit. A few minutes later, we were approached by a man asking if we wanted to go on a camel ride. We immediately agreed and for just 6 Dinars each, we got to ride the camels all the way back to the Treasury. Trevor and Ethan were especially satisfied, since they had both said they wanted to go on a camel ride even before we landed in Jordan. (see pictures below)
We headed back to the hotel, freshened up and ate dinner while we reminisced on the events of that day. After a nice meal we headed up to our rooms and got some sleep for our early departure the next morning.
(check below for Petra at night)
View from the hotel
Full moon by the Mosque
Mosque from the distance
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