Wednesday, 08 July 2009

• Road to Jordan: Nabatean Petra by Night

  After a refreshing dip in the Dead Sea, our intrepid band of adventurers continued their journey onward into the heart, or at least the liver of Jordan. By evening, they had reached the ancient Nabatean City of Petra. The ancients used to live in caves carved into the very hills themselves. Not to be outdone, our adventurers decided to do the very same during their stay
  
  
  Alright, perhaps they had a little more luxury in their caves than the ancients.
  
  Our first exposure to Petra would be the most mysterious. Led by a bedouin guide down a pitch dark path, it was impossible to tell where we were going, or what was around us, the only sounds to be heard the hushed murmurings of our fellow travelers
  
  After what seemed an impossibly long walk, we were greeted by the hazy glow of candles scattered about the canyon floor, their lights giving a ghostly impression of the surroundings
  
  Following this was our first glimpse of the legendary city
  
  The stygian darkness of most of our surroundings meant we would be exploring no further tonight, so we all made ourselves comfortable among the candles to simply absorb our surroundings
  
  
  Amidst the pools of light, a mysterious figure appeared within the shadows, the keeper of Petra, to tell us the story of the city. As we listened, we could hear a haunting melody coming from the very cliffs themselves
  

  We returned to our caves and called it a night, for the next day, we would explore in full the rose red city
  

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