Okay, first stop, Mt. Nebo, where Moses held up the Brazen Serpent. Then....Petra!!! etra was absolutely incredible. It was recently added as one of the wonders of the world, and is spectacular. It’s an ancient Nabatean city (originally), but the Romans and Byzantines also built there. The treasury was particularly stunning—it was carved out of the rock in a Romanesque style, and is massive. The colors in the rock added to the beauty—there were vivid blues, purples and reds stratified throughout the structure. We also got to see ruins from a Roman temple (called the Great Temple) and a monastery we had to hike up to. It was totally worth the million stairs we had to climb—the monastery appeared out of nowhere as we reached the top and was breathtaking. There was also a great view! After that, we went to the palace, which the Nabateans built for Pharaoh and his daughter, and explored the Great Temple, built by the Romans, We also went to a Byzantine church with amazing mosaics, and to top the day off, I rode out of Petra on a horse! The pictures are as follows:
This is at the Treasury--the statue was all the way eroded. Except for his abs.
This is our whole group outside Petra. My friend was too cheap to buy the picture, so she took a picture of the picture. :)
We're jumping for joy outside of Petra!
Me and some friends on the top of Mt. Nebo
Obelisk tombs in Petra
The canyon on the way into Petra
The Monastery we hiked up to
Spelling out Jordan in Jordan...haha....
Okay everyone...happy now??
3 comments:
Wow, maybe it's just something about the place, but all ur pictures look so cool! Sounds like an awesome trip! I like how you spelled Jordan, that's awesome...
Oh hey and guess what? I gotsed a bum knee again =(...
Your blog is the awesomest blog I've ever seen. And Petra looks even awesomer than your blog! Have fun in Galilee!
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