I knew before we came here that Petra was one of the places that you had to visit when you were in Jordan, but other than it being one of the places that Indian Jones was filmed and from what I'd seen on "An Idiot Abroad", I knew nothing else.
For the history buffs (this shows I was listening a little bit) - Petra is a city which has been created by carving buildings into the side of the rose-red sandstone mountains by the Nabateans over 2,000 years ago.
We set off at 7am in the morning and having collected our tickets, we were able to enter the site. There is a long walk from the main gate down to the actual entrance to Petra. There are guys offering to take you down on an Arab stallion, but our guide Abdullah assured us that we should wait as there's much more fun inside waiting for us.
We had a full day walking around the various main points of interest. Here are a few photos of this amazing place. I've also uploaded a video of the surprise that Abdullah arranged for us.
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| The remains of a camel & trader carving |
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| Our first glimpse of the Treasury |
 The Treasury |
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So, according to Abdullah the best view of the Treasury is from above, but as a 'special treat' he'd arranged for donkeys for us to save our legs. I think Barry's donkey drew the short straw!
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| Can you see the camels' head? |
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| The Monastery |
A little glimpse of the donkey ride
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