The Magnificent Petra

I am in love with Petra!!
So amazed by the Nabataeans history, architecture and even water supply system dating back to 1st century BC. Also, according to tradition Petra is the spot where Moses disobeyed God by striking a rock with his staff to make the water come forth, and where Moses' brother, Aaron is buried. Read Numbers 20 in the Bible, so interesting!

Hi little people down there 😗

I just got back from Jordan 2 days ago with my cousin and my friend. However, I couldn't get my mind off Petra. Petra is obviously my favorite place in Jordan. I mean, who knew someone like me, who was on wheelchair and had trouble just to climb up stairs 2 years ago could climb up the rocky hills to see The Treasury from above. It was such a memorable experience for me. 

The Treasury

The Treasury from above

The first day we reached Petra, we actually went for the Petra by Night. It is a musical performance by the Bedouin people and we get to take pictures of The Treasury with different lighting afterwards. We were quite late for the entrance, thus we could not get front seats. A little tip, if you wanna be early you better start to queue before 8.15pm. 

Petra by Night

The musical show was unique and very zen vibes. However, the tourists keep taking pictures and talking during the performance and it was quite disturbing. If you are reading this and you are planning to go Petra by Night, please turn off your flash and keep quiet during the performance. 😉 

Don't forget to look at the stars

The next day, after breakfast we went to see Petra in the morning. The walk from the entrance to the Siq all the way to the Treasury and The Monastery is very long, so you better get a great trekking or climbing shoes. 

Are you ready to enter the magical Petra?

The rocks scream photo op!

Starting to see the orange vibes...that hole was tomb btw...

Need a horse ride?

My Bedouin guide showed me this spot

Lucky shot!

The camel literally bit my backpack...lucky it wasn't my butt 😅

We decided to hire Bedouin guide to lead us up the hills. It took us around 30 minutes for the shortcut. I suggest you don't go by yourself, just hire a Bedouin guide. I paid 10 JD per person because I asked my tour guide to bargain for me...hehe...

After we got down, we walked towards the Monastery. We made a few stops along the way to see more sites and artworks. Followed by donkey riding up to the Monastery because we were quite tired and had little strength left to climb a thousand more steps of stairs. We paid 25 JD for the donkey rides, for two-way trip back to the Treasury. 

Street of Facades

Amphitheater

Bedouin artist

Do you see the camel?

All handmade from sands

Lonely donkey

The Royal Tombs

The Royal Tombs

I bet the Great Temple was majestic

What remains from the Great Temple

Qasr Al-Bint...the arch is still going strong for thousands of years

Yalla go up to The Monastery

There is a cafe in front of The Monastery...there I rested and posed

Now I know why Petra is one of The Seven Wonders of The World. Hope all of you can visit Petra one day.

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