Petra

Hey Y'all so we just got back from our weekend at Petra and we have tons of photos to share with y'all. Sorry Josh and I keep switching who writes so hopefully you can figure it out. Also Josh took a bunch of pics of me when I didn't know it so sorry some of them look stupid. Here is a few outside our hotel window. a few pics....









And this is the group going into the entrance of Petra. We came all together in the morning we had to meet for breakfast at 5:30am to be there early but it's nice to beat the sun. So we started out at the gate together and they bought our tickets and then we were all let go to do the Petra thing and get back whenever we were done.


Here is us all past the gate and how obviously we are in the dessert.


Even just walking to the entrance of Petra is amazing of all the things you start to see..



Our husbands exploring the caves and they actually found some tombs...



We walked the entire way but there were many people who wanted you to ride their animals; donkeys, camels, etc...



Entering into the walk down between the rocks to get to Petra. It was amazing to see the rock formations and if you see on the left and right of these pics below that they had a water system going into Petra at the bottom of the rocks. Like a ditch thing built into the rocks. The rocks had amazing color...




more caves...






First glimpse of the Treasury...

Treasury... Anyone seen Indiana Jones? This is in it...


View from Treasury steps...

alot of the Treasury is still underground you can kind of see a bit of it.


homes....




You never see dogs in Jordan but here is one and yes he is breathing we checked :)




graves....


This is the spot you climb up to the high place you can see people starting to climb it here. We went later so we will show you more pics below....

Home....


Amphitheater... seats 8,000? maybe I think that's what I heard....


Josh exploring caves....






You would not believe the steps that we walked that day there were millions everywhere...

a cat (random)....


amazing rock color in a tomb....


exploring the tombs....

I am so fast I was flying down the mountain :)




Josh and I thought this rock was so funny....

A lot of the steps where bigger then me and I had to jump

more steps :)

On our way to the Monastery...






Cutest little boy was herding these goats...

So funny... modern garage by old world garage :) ....

Okay trail to the Monastery... It was like death... There are apparently 800 steps but it took us so long because it's back and forth and back and forth and tons and tons of steps. We all had to stop some times because it was so hard....




Josh loves this pic of me looking at those last 100 steps ... It was a hot day I can't help it it was hard

But SO WORTH EVERY STEP... THIS IS THE MONASTERY....


Josh actually climbed up it even though he wasn't supposed to and even a Bedouin came and told him "if you don't come down in two minutes the police will come and pick you" we laughed and he got down but he loved it up there. scary...

After I climbed up the stairs I saw people and animals lying in the sand everywhere and thought gross! but the moment I sat down I knew why it was so nice and cold so yes I am that yellow puddle down there. And Josh is taking pics from the top of the monastery...


Josh with his feet over the edge.

the very top...






getting down....

Camel mountain... do you see it?

more tombs....




So I have been reading 'Married to a Bedouin' by Marguerite van Geldermalsen and I am about half way through it and she lives at Petra so I found her stand and she was on holiday but I met her son Rommi who was running the stand. And he signed my book. It was kinda fun....

Time for the high place....











Every one's legs were like J-ello but it was so worth the hike for the view.


Our hotel we took a pic later that night.

The shop beside the hotel had these strawberry ice creams we loved....

And we spent the rest of the evening on our balcany watching the village. It was so lovely. The government doesn't allow people to live in Petra so they live in a village the government made for them and just work and go to Petra every day... I think that's what we are looking at...






Josh taking pics of me on the bus ride home. Longest ride of my life....


We stopped at a market half way back home and we thought it was so funny they were selling crack :) Language differences makes everything funny

So... that was our weekend it was wonderful and such a good workout. But we are happy to be back to our home in Amman. It's such a funny feeling to feel like we are home in Amman but it's true. Yeah for Petra!!