Petra, Jordan

If you have seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, you will understand why we wanted to go to Petra, Jordan.  Petra is a stunning.  While researching the cheapest way to get to Cairo from Israel, I discovered that Petra was only a few hours from our starting point to Cairo.  We decided to throw in a day trip to Petra.  We don't usually go on organized tours, but it was really the only practical way to see Petra, especially in one day.

To Enter Jordan you walk across the border.  At this border crossing, there was hardly anyone crossing and only tourists.  Once in Jordan you ride a bus with a Jordanian Guide and Driver to Petra- about 2 hours over some incredible mountains.

On the way back to Israel after our day trip, I was luckily enough to get stopped and searched more thoroughly.

The city is carved from rock and is beyond comprehension. The level of industry is amazing.

This amphitheatre was huge. 

Raiders of the Lost Ark...

The detail in carvings was amazing throughout Petra.  If you looks at the left side of the picture you can see foot holes where they climbed up to carve this out of rock. They started at the top and worked their way down.

This is me attempting to look at ease on this maniac horse. Christopher went cruising by me on his horse galloping up the hill. He had the camera so I didn't get a picture.

If you notice there is a white circle in the front of this Bedouin tent.  YEP that is a satellite

dish.  Many tents that we drove by had really nice cars parked out front too.

For more information on Petra see here.