Petra, Wadi Rum, and the Dead Sea, Jordan, January 13-17, 2003

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Siq - the narrow gorge leading to Petra.
a7269_27.jpg		 The water channels on both sides of the siq used to bring water from a spring several miles away to the center of Petra.
a7277_27.jpg		 The first glimps of Al Khazneh ( the Treasury)
a7272_29.jpg		 Petra is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2,000 years ago. Most of the buildings in Petra are cut into the pink sandstone. Al Khazneh ( the Treasury) seen here was used in the final sequence of the movie Indiana Jones.
a7265_24.jpg		 Stairway to heaven
a7151_24.jpg		 Petra, Jordan
a7152_30.jpg		 Beautiful sandstone from Petra, Jordan
a7138_24.jpg		 Many olors and patterns of Petra
a7143_50.jpg		 Petra, Jordan
a7147_17.jpg		 According to Lonely Planet guidebook, there are over 800 registered sites in Petra, including about 500 tombs. Some of the tombs seen here are unfinished.
a7154_28.jpg		 Al Dier (the Monastery)
a7161_21.jpg		 The top of the Monastery
a7162_24.jpg		 The Silk Tomb and the Urn Tomb.
a7183_35.jpg		 The Palace Tomb
a7193_20.jpg		 The Corinthian Tomb, badly damaged by floods.
a7194_26.jpg		 The Silk Tomb, perhaps the most colorful tomb in Petra.
a7201_40.jpg		 Me posing with the Bedouin policeman.
a7209_38.jpg		 Petra, Jordan
a7220_37.jpg		 View from the Urn tomb.
a7228_70.jpg		 Built originally by the Nabataeans, the 7000-seat theater was enlarged and used by the Romans.
a7244_24.jpg		 More tombs
a7246_35.jpg		 Petra, Jordan
a7247_28.jpg		 More tombs.
a7249_24.jpg		 Restoration underway.
a7250_24.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7306_24.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7323_17.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7326_17.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7332_17.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7333_17.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7338_40.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7339_38.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7341_24.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7342_35.jpg		 Wadi Rum, Jordan
a7350_17.jpg		 In Wadi Rum, I stayed with the Zawaidahs for one night. This picture was taken right after they milked the camel. I helped the kids with their math homework and they helped me practice writing their address in Arabic.
a7376_24.jpg		 Brother and sister. The girl is 17 and engaged. I met her fiance later that day and they are obviously a happy couple. The wedding ceremony is in 2 months.
a7392_154.jpg		 The father
a7402_50.jpg		 The boy is his eldest daughter's son.
a7409_50.jpg		 Grandmother, grandfather and grandson
a7411_50.jpg		 The Dead Sea looking toward Israel
a7423_24.jpg		 Sunset over the Dead Sea, Jordan
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