| Petra Jordan Album |
| Jordan has a population of 10 million located in an area a third the size of Colorado. This Jordan visit was to Petra, the ancient city located in a canyon. It is over a mile walk from the entrance to the Treasury. Petra is at elevation 2,657' and consequently the temperature was only in the 50's. |
| The cruise port in Aqaba Jordan is at 29 degrees N latitude or 2000 miles north of the equator. At port it was in the 60s on 4/01/2019. |
| The port of Aqaba Jordan |
| The welcome at a pit stop on the way to Petra. |
| The drive of 60 miles to Petra was through all desert. This is the view at the stop. |
| City on the way to Petra. The haze is sand dust. |
| At port there were many blades for wind towers. Jordan has many wind towers for electricity. |
| Entrance to Petra |
| The Treasury at Petra |
| Gateway to Petra |
| The start of the "Siq" which is the narrow passage leading to Petra. |
| The "Siq" is a narrow slot canyon that is 3/4 miles long. |
| Notice the two sculptured elephants on the left that erosion has nearly obliterated. |
| At first there is a horse and camel path on the left and on the right a pedestrian path. |
| The passage gets as narrow as 10 feet. |
| The canyon was patrolled by police. |
| The first view of the "Treasury". |
| For those not wanting to walk there is the carriage ride as well as horse and camel rides. |
| The Al Khazneh, or in English The Treasury. |
| They developed an extensive water system. |
| The canyon to the right had many ancient living quarters built into the rock. |
| Some chose to go back by camel. Do they look scared? |
| Some could go back by donkey. Where are the customers? |
| Our turnaround point. This area included a cave we entered to see how they lived. |
| Inside the cave we learned about the ancestors style of living. |
| Petra Map--Note the history timeline at the bottom. It dates Petra back to 400 BC. |
| Horses were available to ride or pulling carts. The cleanup was left to men with brooms. |
| There was a small area in the canyon where tourists could buy souvenirs. |
| We stopped for lunch on the way back to the ship. It was a hotel with a fantastic view of the desert. |
| Joanne buying a scarf. |
| Some of the souvenirs available. |
| A Bedouin herding the goats along the highway. |
| A very nice town on the way back to the ship. |
| Typical landscape along the highway. |
| The city of Petra |
| Our friends from New Zealand--Emily and Chai. |