Today was the day to see something spectacular. We arrived at ancient city of Petra.
We wanted to see as much as we possibly could, so we bought a two-day ticket.
The road to Petra is about 1,5 km long. Along the road there are many locals who offer horse, carriage, donkey or camel ride.
We approached the Siq, the path to the city. Actually it is a canyon, that water carved million of years ago. This path takes another km of walk.
At the end of the Siq, we could see the first view of The Treasury.
We continued our hike through the city, where we saw the Roman theater.
We passed the village carved in to the red rocks. The significant color of the rock gives Petra also the name The Rose-Red city.
The hike brought us to The Hadrian Gate and the Cardo Maximus.
A little further the hike became steeper. We climbed up the stairs to reach The Monastery.
The hike up the stairs to The Monastery took us almost an hour.
And when we finally made it, we were very excited.
On our way back, we stopped at The Royal Tombs.
Everywhere in Petra, you can see souvenir shops like this one.
The next stop we wanted to see was The Silk Tomb.
It has a very unique ceiling.
It is very important to ensure proper protection against sun in this hot climate.
If you get tired of hiking through the city, you can rent a camel ride...
...or an air conditioned taxi (as locals like to joke).
Full of new experience we are ready to continue our journey.
Greetings from Petra,
Jerneja & Boris
We wanted to see as much as we possibly could, so we bought a two-day ticket.
The road to Petra is about 1,5 km long. Along the road there are many locals who offer horse, carriage, donkey or camel ride.
We approached the Siq, the path to the city. Actually it is a canyon, that water carved million of years ago. This path takes another km of walk.
At the end of the Siq, we could see the first view of The Treasury.
We continued our hike through the city, where we saw the Roman theater.
We passed the village carved in to the red rocks. The significant color of the rock gives Petra also the name The Rose-Red city.
The hike brought us to The Hadrian Gate and the Cardo Maximus.
A little further the hike became steeper. We climbed up the stairs to reach The Monastery.
The hike up the stairs to The Monastery took us almost an hour.
We continued our hike to the highest point to see the view of the whole canyon.
And when we finally made it, we were very excited.
On our way back, we stopped at The Royal Tombs.
Everywhere in Petra, you can see souvenir shops like this one.
The next stop we wanted to see was The Silk Tomb.
It has a very unique ceiling.
It is very important to ensure proper protection against sun in this hot climate.
If you get tired of hiking through the city, you can rent a camel ride...
...or an air conditioned taxi (as locals like to joke).
Greetings from Petra,
Jerneja & Boris
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