Jordan, Day 3: Petra

Petra is far larger than I had imagined. It's not just the one temple or two that you recall from Indiana Jones, but a whole city carved into the rocks. Much of it today is in ruins, but it is still an amazing place.

The narrow canyons that everything is built in is as impressive as the buildings themselves, if not more so. There are vendors around, but they were much friendlier and less aggressive than those in Egypt. The site is reasonably clean too. Seeing all of Petra in its entirity would probably take two long days, but we were able to see the most important bits in one grueling day. I'd rate Petra as the favorite part of my trip.

Pics are here.