I spent the whole day in Petra! It was an incredible
experience and really words cannot accurately describe the beauty of God's
creation and the architecture of this ancient civilization.
The Nabateans were nomadic Arabs who settled in the area sometime
in the sixth century B.C. and thrived until about 100 A.D. The Romans tried
many times to take over this important civilization, but were unsuccessful until
about 100 A.D. when they finally caused the Nabateans to surrender without
bloodshed.
Moses and the Israelites were said to have passed through
the Petra Area in ancient Edom which was a kingdom mentioned in the Bible.
Horse carriage in the canyon at Petra
Walking in the canyon at Petra
Narrowest point in the Canyon
Walking in the Canyon
The Treasury at Petra
Cory riding a camel at the Treasury and the camel is drinking a bottle of water!
Cory standing at the Treasury
Tomb at Petra
Amphitheater at Petra
The King's Tomb at Petra
After standing in awe of this structure for some time, we
ventured further into this city. We came across a huge canyon area with so many
cool structures, including an amphitheater, and the King’s tomb. We finally
made it to the main street of Petra and at one point in time, both sides of the
street where lined with huge columns, but most of them had been destroyed.
One of the buildings was called The Great Petra Temple
and it was over 70,000 square feet in size. It was an unreal sight to see.
The Great Petra Temple
At this point on the tour, we stopped and ate lunch at a very good restaurant called The Basin Restaurant inside Petra. It overlooked the most beautiful mountain landscape too!
Next, some of my tour companions and I hiked up 800 or
900 steps to what the locals call The Monastery. It is larger than the Treasury,
but is not quite as ornate. However, it was an amazing site to see and it was
at a very high elevation and from various places around the monastery you could
see way off into the distance!
Walking up 800 to 900 stairs to the Monastery
Continuing our climb
The Monastery
The Monastery from a mountain peak
Overlooking Petra Valley from a mountain top
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