Petra
Monastery Trail, Petra
At this point we were about halfway up to the Monastery.
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The Monastery, Petra
Finally! We make it to the top. Friday took our picture in front of the Monastery before we got off his mules.
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The Monastery, Petra
Finally! We make it to the top. Friday took our picture in front of the Monastery before we got off his mules.
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The Monastery, Petra
The enormous Monastery, with a man standing in front of it for scale.
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The Monastery, Petra
The Monastery, Petra's largest monument.
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Bedouin Guide & Mules, Petra
Friday takes his mules back down the stairs to wait for us at the bottom. We opted to walk back down.
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The Monastery, Petra
Interior of Monastery.
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Bedouin Café, Monastery, Petra
A cave near the Monastery has been converted to a dining and rest area for use by customers of the Bedouin café at the top.
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Monastery Trail, Petra
Walking back down the Monastery Trail.
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Monastery Trail, Petra
A view of the Royal Tombs in the distance from the Monastery Trail.
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Monastery Trail, Petra
Walking down the hundreds of stairs on the steep Monastery Trail.
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Monastery Trail, Petra
A view across the mountains and canyons toward the modern town of Wadi Musa from the Monastery Trail.
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Monastery Trail, Petra
Back down at the base of the Monastery Trail. We reuinte with Friday and his mules, and head off for the church and Royal Tombs.
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Qasr al-Bint, Petra
A final pass by the Qasr al-Bint on our way to the Royal Tombs
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Great Temple, Petra
The ruins of the Great Temple.
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Great Temple, Petra
This view gives an idea of the vast size of the Petra site. The Colonnaded Street runs across the center of the photo. Behind it are unexcavated areas that likely hide many ruins. To the far left are the Royal Tombs, and between them and the mountains in the background is the path to the Treasury. It is several kilometers from where we are standing back to the Treasury.
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Royal Tombs, Petra
The Royal Tombs in the distance.
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Church, Petra
Part of a column inside the Petra Church.
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Church, Petra
Mosaic floors inside the Petra Church.
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Church, Petra
Mosaic floors inside the Petra Church.
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Church, Petra
Mosaic floors inside the Petra Church.
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Church, Petra
Mosaic floors inside the Petra Church.
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Church, Petra
Mosaic floors inside the Petra Church.
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Blue Chapel, Petra
The columns of the Blue Chapel, one of three Byzantine era churches uncovered in Petra to date.
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Royal Tombs, Petra
The Palace Tomb on the left side, with the edge of the Corinthian Tomb to its right.
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Royal Tombs, Petra
The Corinthian Tomb.
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Royal Tombs, Petra
The Corinthian Tomb.
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Royal Tombs, Petra
The Urn Tomb, which was later used as both a church and a prison.
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Royal Tombs, Petra
The Urn Tomb, which was later used as both a church and a prison.
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Amphitheatre, Petra
The Theatre. The caves in the upper levels are from tombs whose fronts were destroyed to make room for the construction of the theatre.
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The Siq, Petra
Walking out of the Siq, we pass some of the various carvings, caves, and stairs that exist outside the main part of Petra.
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The Siq, Petra
Walking out of the Siq at the end of the day. The path back to the entrance to Petra is over a mile long, and climbs over 500 feet in elevation.
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Little Petra
Building in Little Petra.
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Little Petra
The entrance to Little Petra.
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Little Petra
Buildings in Little Petra.
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Little Petra
Steps leading to the second level of buildings in Little Petra.
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Little Petra
Buildings in Little Petra.
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Little Petra
This cave in Little Petra was supposedly used as a dining hall.
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Little Petra
Interior of a cave in Little Petra. This is the only cave with intact wall paint.
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Little Petra
Stairs lead to an overlook at the back of Little Petra.
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