The Treasury and the Monastery, well, I needed to give them their own posts.
Yet there was so much more!
The theatre, which was built to hold up to 6000 people.
Various tombs. Some of the names include Roman Soldier Tomb, Palace Tomb, Urn Tomb.
At one point, Tim and I climbed up what must have been 1000 steps. We thought we were heading toward one of the tombs. We didn't realize until much later that the tomb was down near the others. Well, I guess we needed the exercise! Have to say, we were more than happy to get on the donkeys to go up to the Monastery after that detour. (It turned out that the path we took up, if you continue on it once at the very top, you can eventually look down at the Treasury.)
A vendor at the high point of one of the tombs, patiently waiting for tourists to buy his wares.
Roman ruins, being reconstructed by a team from Brown University.
I hope you've enjoyed this brief tour of Petra in these three posts.
Coming up, more about Jordan: Wadi Rum; Dead Sea; Mt. Nebo and Madaba; Jerash; and a great dinner in Amman.
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