Petra is a city of ancient ruins in Jordan. It was built as early as 2,500yrs ago. First, the Nabataeans lived there. Then, the Romans took over. Later, the Christians came. Petra was damaged by 363 earthquakes.
Petra was spectacular and so different from all the places we had been so far. Even our accommodation was different. We stayed at a Bedouin camp in little Petra (just outside of Petra). The first night, we stayed in a little igloo-like house. The second night, we stayed in little circus tent with one bed and no bathroom (we had two tents). 
On the first day, we had a day trip to Petra to see the old Monastery, Treasury and a couple other beautiful ruins. People believe that a God has left a treasure in the top of the Treasury. 
On the way to the Monastery, which was a two hour walk, there were so many camels. On our way back, we even got ride one! 
At the Monastery, there was a beautiful view point of all the rock formations. The Monastery was a beautiful tomb built for one of the Nabataean Kings. 
On our way back from the Monastery, we had a lovely walk through all the markets and through the Sik. The Sik is similar to a long hallway that was used as an entrance to Petra. The Treasury is at the end of the Sik. We went back to the the Bedouin camp and had a not-so-good sleep in the circus tent.
The next day we had to leave. We had a half day in Petra and did a side trail up to a view of the Treasury and past all the tombs. It was so beautiful! After that, we had a Shawarma (a chicken rap) and drove up to Wadi Rum, my next post. 
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