"Awe-inspiring Nebataean City" Petra by freya_heaven


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I still get a tingling feeling in my back when I re-live the memory of the first time I walked down through the Siq to the Treasury ( Khazneh).

We were lucky enough to have 2 days in Petra.
Our second day in Petra, it seemed we were the only people in there, for a while we probably were, as we were the first people in at 6am, we had the magical place to ourselves.

Petra, which means "rock" in Greek, is really worth travelling an awfully long distance to visit.
If you can try not to visit with a tour group, you can go in quiet times, so you can really explore what Petra has to offer and soak up its amazing atmosphere.


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    lionreb Apr 5, 2007 at 9:11 AM Report Abuse

    Best wishes for your happy birthday and birhtday week. lionreb

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    iandsmith Oct 2, 2005 at 1:03 PM Report Abuse

    Wonderful (love the fridge story) - one of the places I've always wanted to visit.

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    DaDrifter Aug 23, 2005 at 10:36 AM Report Abuse

    Beautiful! ... almost unreal. I am jealous, Nicola.

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    BluBluBlu Aug 6, 2005 at 2:10 AM Report Abuse

    Very informative...and fantastic photographs...really enjoyed these pages!

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    lordvader Jul 26, 2005 at 10:54 AM Report Abuse

    Great pictures, I can't believe how large the rock formations are.

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    Stephen-KarenConn Jul 14, 2005 at 9:56 AM Report Abuse

    An absolutely amazing place - one I would love to see. Funny story about the electric rock.

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    matcrazy1 Jul 3, 2005 at 6:09 AM Report Abuse

    Unique and fascinating a must see for me. Haha, I like that electric rock.

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    travelife Jun 5, 2005 at 2:20 PM Report Abuse

    Nice page and I pray I will be there some day. Have a good satr of the week! Reza

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    whitecliff62 May 14, 2005 at 12:44 AM Report Abuse

    Hi Nicola, thank you for looking at my Dalyan page, your right Petra does look very similiar, and just as beautiful.

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    deecat Apr 9, 2005 at 5:17 PM Report Abuse

    What a remarkable place Petra is. Loved the story about the "hot" refrigerated cola LOL! Mini Me was also a "riot". So much history, tombs, temples..just fascinating. You did such a wonderful job, Nicola. Thanks for the journey.

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