Day 15 Biblelands trip

Day 15 Petra.. In 600BC Nabateans settled here.. After several major earthquakes in the 4th Century the site was abandoned. But in 1812 a Swiss explorer rediscovered the ancient city which was in 1985 declared a world heritage site. A definite bucket list item 😲

Drove through Edom, to Moab through areas mentioned in the Bible although names have since changed (Josh13:16-20 territory of Reuben,Jeremiah 48:20-22)
Ruins of Umm ar-Rasas where we saw some gorgeous mosaic dating back to AD 785 from Saint Stephen's church built in this biblically significant site on the King's Way (named in Bible times- Mephaath)
Next stop was Arnon River Gorge with stunning views (part of the Exodus road on the way to Nebo).. Ammonites would've been on the right, Moabites on the left, Edomites behind us.
We then drove to the capital, Amman..through cities and farming areas that shocked us with the amount of rubbish EVERYWHERE! So different from Israel, and the driving here in the Middle East is an adventure in itself😲😲 From highways wide enough for 3 lanes each way but no lanes marked so some interesting jostling for position.. babies in laps in the front seat unrestrained..to narrow streets really only wide enough for one car after there were cars parked and double parked at all sorts of angles.. our bus ran the gauntlet through these with stall holders either side 😲Read more