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| The Treasury |
Nestled in a valley in Jordan lies an ancient city carved out of sheer
cliff faces. There are hundreds of buildings, each one carved out of one piece
of stone. We were luckily enough to visit this magical place, and walked miles
around, through, and within many amazing stone carved buildings.
Petra was built over 2,000 years ago by the Nabateans, a nomadic tribe
from western Arabia who settled in that area around the 6th century
BCE. It is the biggest tourist attraction in Jordan and it is one of the Seven
Wonders of the World. The area is currently populated by non-nomadic Bedouins.
They are very friendly and talkative, especially when they are trying to sell
you things.
There are many things to see at Petra, such as the iconic Treasury
(Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and the Monastery, an inconceivably tall
building thought to be a church because of the crosses found on the interior.
On the second day we hiked 2 miles and up 850 stairs to see the jaw-dropping
Monastery. When we were there we saw a Bedouin man climb up a rock face to the
side of, and then on top of, the 200 foot tall Monastery. On the walk back
down, after we were done going the down the stairs, we got to ride camels
through Petra, which was probably the third coolest thing I’ve ever done.
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| A Bedouin on top of the Monastery |
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| The Monastery |
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| hanging out twenty feet up |
Hi Isaac,
ReplyDeleteIt's your homeroom, we're looking at your pictures today. Happy Halloween! Our door is decorated and we might be in the running to win. We scared Ms. Jensen and Mr. Allison with a falling ghost made out of sheets. Keep being awesome and don't fall off the cliff. Casper/Gumby says "hi."
Ms. Power's homeroom
Hola Isaac:
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right.. so far everyhing seems to be awsome.
(I don't know if I'm spelling correctly or not) but you know that I'm a foreigner so please forgive me if I make mistakes..
You said that after you visited Petra you rode Camels and that this was "the third best thing you did so far on your trip". Which one were the other two? I forgot.
Many, many kisses to you all,
Abuela/Mami
Isaac,
ReplyDeletePetra looks amazing. I would love to get there someday. We love living vicariously through you!
Love, Aunt Laura
Hi from 3rd period computers! Looks like you are having fun. We're working on our virtual trips - no fair that we have to pretend and you are on a real trip!
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