Petra has a lot of tourist pulling power after starring in such masters as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, so maybe it is the desert heat, the nasty Arabs or that most have wised up an discovered that for all it’s grand appearances Petra doesn’t quite live up (on the inside anyway) to what they make it look like in the movies that means you can enjoy this exqisite place in relative peace at the right times.
Petra is a little more about the journey than the destination but then everything should be, walking through the Siq makes a grand entrance to your first view of Petra, the Treasury. If you don’t want to be underwhelmed you may not want to enter as the interior is quite plain as is with most buildings in Petra although it is not really a let down for most people.
Google Earth Placemark - http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=50758
Wikipedia Article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
WikiTravel Article - http://wikitravel.org/en/Petra
UNESCO Site - http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326
Nicola said,
October 8, 2006 at 11:03 pm
This ones on my list – but I am a bit wary about travelling to Jordan in the current climate.
Thwack said,
June 18, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation
Anyway … nice blog to visit.
cheers, Thwack
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