Leaving Jordan
2022年10月17日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Jordan is a country of great beauty and variety. It is a very easy to visit and get around with uncrowded roads outside of Amman (don't even think of driving in central Amman) and English is fine toもっと詳しく
Drive like a Jordanian
2022年10月17日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We left camp right after breakfast as two other guests were booked for a camel ride which was on the way back to the village. I got in the car and followed Ra'ad to a gas station which is the onlyもっと詳しく
Aqaba Waterfront
2022年10月17日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Didn't spend much time in Aqaba. Thought I might briefly visit the museum , but wandered around the Great Arab Revolt Plaza which has a number of new buildings that are not open and an absolutelyもっと詳しく
Bedouin Camp
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Arrived at our camp. Eight sleeping tents and a dining tent. Solar panels provide enough electricity for an LED light in each hut. There is a communal washroom with 'cold and cold' running water fromもっと詳しく
Sunset view point.
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Arrived too early at 5:15. Just two trucks, the other one a group of three.. Each of us gingerly clambered up a rock to find a 'padded' spot and settle in. Ra'ab on the other hand, climbs up barefootもっと詳しく
Um Frouth Rock Arch
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Another, larger natural bridge. Very busy with tourists. Difficult looking climb made more challenging because of the large numbers of people some going up and some coming down vying for the sameもっと詳しく
Mushroom Rock
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
As the name says -- a natural rock formation that looks like a mushroom
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From all angles.
It's big.
What else can I say.
Another tent. More tea.
Lawrence's house
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
TE Lawrence allegedly stayed here in during the Arab Revolt 1917. It was originally a water cistern built by the Nabateans a couple of millennia ago. Not much of it is left and there is not much ofもっと詳しく
The "Small Arch"
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Natural stone Bridge. Climbed up for the view. You can walk across the bridge if you wish -- only saw two guys do it as it was very windy,
Al-Khazali Canyon
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This is the opening to a very narrow canyon ( a siq) with some inscriptions on the walls. There are more inside, but for safety reason, the entry has been sealed with boulders. The inscriptions are inもっと詳しく
The sand dunes
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Just a stop to climb up a very steep sand dune of very fine sand. Whew. Hard slog. Panoramic view from the top.
Tea stop.
The Lawrence Spring
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This first stop on the 4WD tour was to a watering hole written about by Lawrence of Arabia in his book, There is a hike up where you can see the source, but from below, you can see the tree where theもっと詳しく
Wadi Rum Tour with Ra'ad
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After some confusion with Google maps, I met up just before 1 with my driver Ra'sd in Wadi Rum village where about 2,500 locals live. Ra'ad is a 22 year old local Bedouin who lives in the village orもっと詳しく
Petra
2022年10月16日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
So Petra was everything one could hope for and more. Lived up to the hype and its designation as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A lot of walking and to think there is even more one can doもっと詳しく
The Street of Facades
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After passing the Treasury you go through a shorter Outer Siq and the first thing us this row of large carved tombs of varying designs and degrees of preservation.
Theatre
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The theatre is more or less in the middle of main street. It was built in the first century when the Nabataean kingdom was at its peak. It was influenced by the Roman fashion of building theatres butもっと詳しく
Royal Tombs
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
I didn't get up to actually look inside these. They are up above the main trail to the right after you pass the Street of Facades.
These are a series of carved mausoleums. It is not known who wasもっと詳しく
Great Temple
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This large ruin is on the colonnaded street. It was built in the first century, and despite the name we call it, it is not certain what it's role was. Some archaeologists think it was most likely anもっと詳しく
The Roman road
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Whenever you want an easy walk along a smooth path, just look for a Roman road! Yes, here in Petra, the old Roman road still has smooth and level paving stones. The Roman road forms a good length ofもっと詳しく
The donkey ride
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
One thing I can say I have never tried is a donkey ride up a cliff, so what better time to try it but now, and save some wear and tear on the legs right?
So just after passing the Treasury were someもっと詳しく
Qasr al-Bint
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
At the end of the main road not long before the start of the climb to the Monastery is this monumental temple built by the Nabatean, but as a standalone building rather than carved out of the rock.もっと詳しく
The Byzantine Church at Petra
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Also on the upper trail is a Byzantine church built in the 5th century. It has some elaborate intact mosaics. Construction techniques used masonry techniques similar to the more ancient monuments asもっと詳しく
Temple of the Winged Lions
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
On a trail above and parallel to the main trail are another temple and Church (and a coffee shop where this old guy makes an awesome Turkish coffee). You also have some excellent views from above ofもっと詳しく
The Monastery - Ad Deir
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The Monastery is reached after a climb of some 850 to 900 "steps" , or in some cases, boulders or slippery slopes from the main street of Petra. Full confession here - I cheated and took a donkey forもっと詳しく
The Treasury
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
What can one say about this structure, THE iconic image of Petra that has not already been written except to say that standing in front of it in real life is beyond words.
The structure is believedもっと詳しく
The Siq
2022年10月15日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
What a way to enter the site. The walk from the entrance to Petra is first along a gravel road, then through the awe inspiring Siq, a narrow cleft through the red rock that almost closes together atもっと詳しく
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