.. Jalbum 8.3 Petra, a city carved out of the sandstone mountains. Its a one kilometer walk along the "siq", a natural canyon, from the entrance until you reach the famous Treasury building. (Which had a staring role in the "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" movie.) We stayed in the local town the night before so we could get in to see Petra before the day-tripping tourists arrived from Amman. slides/_DSC1814.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 This is the landscape near Wadi Musa, on the way to Petra. This is the landscape near Wadi Musa, on the way to Petra. slides/_DSC1814.jpg slides/_DSC1821.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 An old building carved from the rock on the way to the entrance of the "Siq". An old building carved from the rock on the way to the entrance of the "Siq". slides/_DSC1821.jpg slides/_DSC1829.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 This is the "Siq", a long 1.2-km chasm that links Petra with the outside world. The walls are about 200m high. You can see a bench in the distance to give you an idea of the scale. This is the "Siq", a long 1.2-km chasm that links Petra with the outside world. The walls are about 200m high. You can see a bench in the distance to give you an idea of the scale. slides/_DSC1829.jpg slides/_DSC1832.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The Siq. The Siq. slides/_DSC1832.jpg slides/_DSC1843.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The Siq. The Siq. slides/_DSC1843.jpg slides/_DSC1850.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 Our first view of the famous Treasury building. Our first view of the famous Treasury building. slides/_DSC1850.jpg slides/_DSC1853.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 Details on the wall of the Treasury. Details on the wall of the Treasury. slides/_DSC1853.jpg slides/_DSC1878.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The Treasury building has been carved out of the cliff rock. The Treasury building has been carved out of the cliff rock. slides/_DSC1878.jpg slides/_DSC1897.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The whole trip to Jordan was worth it to get this one photograph! The whole trip to Jordan was worth it to get this one photograph! slides/_DSC1897.jpg slides/_DSC1901.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 Kai in front of the Treasury building. Kai in front of the Treasury building. slides/_DSC1901.jpg slides/_DSC1903.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 I was there too! I was there too! slides/_DSC1903.jpg slides/_DSC1922.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 slides/_DSC1922.jpg slides/_DSC1946.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 Dwellings in "downtown" Petra. Dwellings in "downtown" Petra. slides/_DSC1946.jpg slides/_DSC1948.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 slides/_DSC1948.jpg slides/_DSC1959.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 Petra city center. This was originally built by the Nabataeans, and then enlarged by the Romans. Petra city center. This was originally built by the Nabataeans, and then enlarged by the Romans. slides/_DSC1959.jpg slides/_DSC1976.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 slides/_DSC1976.jpg slides/_DSC1977.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 slides/_DSC1977.jpg slides/_DSC1982.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The Treasury building. This was later in the morning when all the tourists started to arrive on day-trips from Amman. The Treasury building. This was later in the morning when all the tourists started to arrive on day-trips from Amman. slides/_DSC1982.jpg slides/_DSC2030.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The local police. The local police. slides/_DSC2030.jpg slides/_DSC2032.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 Kai with a local shopkeeper. Kai with a local shopkeeper. slides/_DSC2032.jpg slides/_DSC2034.html# Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 The town of Wadi Musa at the entrace to Petra. You might get the impression that there is a lot here, but what you see in the picture is almost the whole town! The town of Wadi Musa at the entrace to Petra. You might get the impression that there is a lot here, but what you see in the picture is almost the whole town! slides/_DSC2034.jpg