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Timeless under the harsh desert sun
The Monastery is Petra's other great iconic structure and requires a grueling 45 minute hike up a steep path to the top of the Jebel. Not the wisest of activities at midday, luckily we had brought plenty of water.
Uploaded on Dec 15, 2009 Rock wavesMuch of the beauty in Petra is how everything is carved into these coloured layers of weathered sandstone that make every surface a work of art.
Uploaded on Dec 14, 2009 Bedouin Coffee BreakEven in Petra at 8am you can find someone who is prepared to make you some Turkish coffee
Uploaded on Dec 13, 2009 Gateway to Petra (4 of 4)
And then you step out from the narrow canyon and the splendour of the Treasury soars above you standing still, timeless and silent, just as those who stumbled across it must have found it over the centuries since it was abandoned nearly 2 millenia ago. The Gateway to Petra.
Uploaded on Dec 7, 2009 |
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