Normally, you’re not especially excited to get up before 6 a.m. But, when you know the temperature is steadily rising, and you’ll be able to see one of the wonders of the world with very little tourists around, you get motivated.
That’s what we did to see Petra, and have no regrets. We were the very first people in the place, with our guide Ali, and the first to trek across the distance of the public area and climb the 850+ steps to the very end, up at the Monastery. We stopped along the way at all the major sites, including the Treasury, infamous from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
After walking up, down and around for more than 6 miles in 4 1/2 hours, we were beat and ready to sit on the car ride back to the airport. But, a wonderful place to experience!
On the scenic route to Petra…which to 5 hours due to a busted radiator mid-way
First up was Little Petra…an archaeological equivalent of Mini Me
Brian’s new obsession: photos of every twist and turn of the red rocks
We visited twice – and on our first tour we took advantage of the “free” horse ride
Naturally, we had to at least make it to the infamous Treasury
And, we even trekked as far as the theater before calling in a night
Up early and at it again…there were all sorts of really cool facades cut into the rocks
This was a relatively rare open space amongst the high peaks
This building remains in tact, thousands of years later
We were the first to start and finish the 850+ step climb to the monastery
