The Lost City of the Nabateans-Petra

The second part of this Ken McFarland tour was a visit to Jordan and the ancient lost city of Petra. What a fantastic place! The sandstone has been carved into beautiful shapes and colors by the various elements over time, and the Nabateans who lived here carved temples, graves, and homes into that sandstone. These are "monolithic" carvings out of the solid rock, and boggle the mind with their beauty and variety. We drove to the south of Jordan to visit Wadi Rum, an area of arid beauty, with large outcroppings of stone like this. Reminiscent of areas of Utah. The film, "Lawrence of Arabia" was parially filmed here. We toured the ancient city of Jerash, reportedly the best preserved Roman city anywhere. Located along the major north-south trade route, it was very large and a key city in its time. Before leaving for the States we had to bob for awhile in the Dead Sea, the world's lowest point below sea-level.

The Jordanians are a lovely people, friendly and welcoming to their country. To answer one question you might have: in Egypt and Jordan we never had reason to fear for our safety.

Thanks for sharing our travels. Wish you were here!

Roger and Meg