Petra, Jordan

As-siq at night with candel lit bags

After our adventures in Wadi Rum we went with Keesh and Jolanda to Petra for two nights. We found that they were doing a night show of petra when we got there. We walked a mile in the Al-siq only lit by little paper bags with candels in them. Everyone walked in silence through these towering sand stone walls.

Petra Treasury at night lit by candel light.

As we neared the end of the crevace I spotteda pillar off in the distance and i couldn't but help hum the Indiana Jones song to myself. It opened up to the treasury lit by hundreds of these paper candle bags. We were sat down on mats and then one person sitting in the middle of the candels began to play a string instrument, then a flutist took over, and then a story teller. We sipped tea and watched the moon hoover above and dissapear into the wall.

Al-Deir Monastery at the top of Petra

The next day we did two hikes, one to the very top where the Monastery sits. Then on the way back we went to the high place of sacrafice. I would not recommend doing both hikes in the middle of the day. Both sights were spectacular though. The carving into the sand stone of the monastary was just as amazing as the treasury. Petra is packed with monuments and tombs carved into the sand stone walls. The guide book was right, if there's one thing you do in Jordan, you have to visit Petra.