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Category Archives: Petra

19Jul/20

Petra – Taybet Zaman Petra Resort

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

After leaving Eilat in Israel, we went through the Border near Eilat and then into Jordan – we went up the “Kings Highway” to Petra. After walking into Petra – we wentRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – One of the New Seven Wonders of the World

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

Petra was named one of the New 7 Wonders of the World! Petra, in western Jordan, is a fascinating ancient city about 80 kilometres south of the Dead Sea, which was half-build, half-carvedRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – Siq

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

We arrived at the entrance to Petra and prepared ourselves for a walk around 2 kilometres down a long and winding passage. This passage is called the “Siq”. It has been saidRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – The Treasury

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

After a good walk through the Siq, you get a glimpse of the Treasury Building as you come to the end of the wall between the rocks. You are greeted with aRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – Roman Influence

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

As I included in an earlier post, the Romans occupied Petra for quite a period of time so consequently, there is a Roman influence with some of the structures. As shown inRead More…

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19Jul/20

Petra – Landscape

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

One of the fascinating things about this part of Jordan is the landscape. When looking out from the township towards the area of the Ancient City of Petra, making out a pathwayRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – Tombs in the Ancient City

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

Petra is well known for the carved facade of the Treasury Building which featured in the Indiana Jones movie – but the Ancient City extends over a large area and there areRead More…

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19Jul/20

Petra – Cart hooked up to pole.

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

After having something to eat in Petra and before visiting the Ancient city of Petra, Heather spotted an old wooden cart chained to a power pole. The carving on the panels ofRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – Transport in and out of Ancient Petra

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

As stated in a earlier post, the walk into Ancient Petra is a downhill walk. The distance from the entrance to Ancient Petra is just under 2 kilometres – but there areRead More…

19Jul/20

Petra – Sunset

July 19, 2020Jordan, Middle East, Petraians

After a great afternoon of adventure with the Ancient City of Petra, we took our bus back to our accommodation in Taybet Zaman Petra Resort. On the way back we stopped atRead More…

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