Saturday, May 16, 2009 - Cairo/Amman/Petra

Tod & I flew early morning to Amman, Jordan, and transferred by private car to Wadi Musa, which is the city that borders the ancient city of PETRA. Along the way we saw many Bedouin homes -- tents! We checked into the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
which is at the entrance to Petra.
About 3:30pm, we walked down THE SIQ, which is the entrance to PETRA: the legendary lost city carved into walls of a hidden desert canyon, the most famous of Jordan's dazzling sites. The Siq is a 3/4 mile long narrow and winding fissure between the cliffs, leading to a sudden turn that reveals the most famous structure in Petra, THE TREASURY. Petra is one of "The New Seven Wonders of the World"; it is beautifuland amazing and we were "in awe"!