Day 92 and 93: Petra, Jordan

Day 92: As we left Wadi Rum and headed to Petra I saw scattering of black tented Bedouin camps along the way. Today was our day in Petra. Petra was once the capital of the Nabettans. It was like being in Bedrock in the the Flintstone movies. Everything was carved out of rock. We saw the treasury where the movie 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades' was filmed. It was hard to believe that Petra was once under water and instead of people roaming around it was fishes and sea life.

Day 93: Saw the Monstarey today, climb the scenic view areas and was able to catch a glimpse of Isreal. My friend Joe and I decided to ride a donkey up to the Mostarey it was quite an experience as the steps were steep and at times we were sure that the donkeys were not going to make it, but they trudged along. The donkeys were a father and son team. After our day in Petra, we decided to head for a nice turkish bath. They basically put you in a steam room to open the pours then they exfoliate you with a brush and then bath you down, it was quite a relaxing experience. That night we went out for a traditional Jordain meal. We had 'Mansafe', it consisted of lamb with rice and a warm milk to go over it. Then we headed to the 'cave bar' right outside of Petra. They were having a big function inside Petra called 'Petra at Night', probably due to the 7 Wonders of the World being announced the following day. They had fire works and at around 10:00 or so they stopped the music and had their prayer calls.