Continuing through Petra

Moving further, towards the center of the city one should walk through the quite narrow pass which is fascinating, walking through the rose-color stones, which were actually getting cooler. Since the day was moving slowly towards its end at this point it was getting even colder than before.

If you are wondering why the rock has weird shape, look at the next picture - this is the way the water was getting to the city - the water-supply system of those days, which actually did not change dramatically nowadays. The humankind just found the easier way to provide water by producing the special forms in the factory.

Alright, now we are almost there. The center of the city is getting closer, and it took us almost 20 minutes (taking into consideration that we were walking without our parents), even though we were walking fast. We had only 1 hour for the round-trip (from/to the Treasure Al Khazneh - the one I was writing about in the previous post)

Ta-da, here are the Royal Tombs, it is getting a bit spooky knowing that almost the half of the city were the tombs of royal people.

My oldest brother, Umed was suggesting to go there and check for some ghosts, but since I am a afraid of supernatural things we just laughed and moved further towards the point we promised our youngest brother Azamat to visit (he asked us to promise him, in the car, when we were only on the way to Petra, that without any clarifications we would climb with him to one point, telling us that it was "Piece of Cake".  He had been to Petra with our parents at the beginning of May, but at that time my mom did not let him climb there. And guess what... We promised him!).

 Another side of wall and tombs again. They are everywhere. But ha-ha, the camels ^_^ I couldn't have a chance to ride on them, basically because they were badly smelling, and as you know, I love my clothes too much =) Another reason was that last time when my parents were in Petra and they rent the camels, my mom got the crazy one that was all the time hitting itself on the rocks with my mom on its back.

As usual for any tourist visiting new places, the bazaars with handmade stuff are available, and as usual, the prices are three times higher than in any other city-shops. But still, they had seemed inspiring and people bought them =)

And here is the point that was called the "Piece of Cake", but it is only the beginning of it. We climbed another 10 min, basically calling for Azamat, since as you can see, he was always couple of meters ahead =(

Since I was the slowest one, Umed left me behind to be able to take the pictures and he left for Azi. 

Looking from the top down is fascinating =) It wasn't that high, one may say, but don't forget, I am afraid of high points. =(

Oh! Here is the most interesting - we were another 10 minutes away from the point Azi wanted to reach, when I started bagging him to stop. And we did, but under one condition - I would take a picture from the edge of the cliff o_O

Here is me - walking ahead to face my worst fear that my brothers pushed me to. AAAAAAAAAA! We made the deal - both of them held me and I took a photo ^_^ I did it! =) even though with closed eyes...hehehe ^_^

We managed to get only to the ancient theater when the time we were given passed and we had to go back to the Treasury to start our move with parents to the exit, where Rezik was supposed to be waiting to get us to the border.

I was taking random pictures walking very quickly, and only after I uploaded them on my computer I noticed the steps... do you see them?! the short one =) the question where they came from hit my mind, but I couldn't find any other explanation rather than it was destroyed or maybe reshaped by the water. Probably...

Another piece of stairs and again no signs where it is supposed or was supposed to get you to...

This is, by the way, what was next to the stairs, some kind of monument engraved on the rock, which you will never be able to guess what did it represent, until you read the description, which is located a bit further - Camel Caravan Reliefs - a monumental relief representing the movement of camel caravans entering Petra.

Closer to the exit (and actually it is the same way you get to the city, but I did not notice it since we were rushing on our horses towards the center) - Royal Tombs...again...when in one of the books, the name of which I didn't even remember I was told that Petra is a Dead City, I didn't believe it, until I visited and started counting the tombs myself...

This was the end of the travel...Bye-bye Petra...It was amazing day, that I will remember forever =) I really wish all my readers to visit it one day and see the beauty of Jordan themselves! And by the way, if you will travel through Aqaba, ask for Rezik, every taxi driver in Aqaba knows Rezik, he is the best guide around Petra, Wadi-Rum desert (which we did not have time to visit), tell him that you found out about him from the Tajik family, he know us, we were the only one in his taxi-driver/guide experience =) and don't forget to write something positive in his special book of memories =) 

Sincerely yours,
Makhina!