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| beautiful petra sandstone | petra valley at 6:00 am | weathered tomb |
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| b. looks a little pained at the 6 am photo..... | j. in the entrance gulley | b. at a wider part of the approach | the treasury, camels and much whistling of the indiana theme tune.. |
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| many tombs and caves in the cliffs | crazy weathered rock formations | b. and the first part of our first climb... |
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| b. and the treasury | the morning sun hitting the treasury | the gulley | eroded rock patterns |
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| view from the top of the first climb | light and rock | braxony at the top |
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| j. enjoys the view | the steps down... | more of that crazy rock | looking over jordan |
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| b. tests out possible alternative accomodation | also a good yoga spot.... | blood basin on sacraficial altar |
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| the view across the valley | camoflaged goat | wind erroded rock |
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| that crazy psychodelic rock again | j. aka greek god in a niche ..... | rock masquerading as marbled paper | from inside a tomb |
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| modern art? | steps to nowhere - from nowhere | brave, brave sir robin ........(b. not so good with rickety bridges over cliffs) | yep - rock again |
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| cliff lion...... | ridiculously uncamoflaged lizard | the rock and b. |
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| roman temple | more weathered and beautiful facades | indie is that you ????? | the famous view |
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| look at the mini b. in the monastery doorway.... | j. on the view point | more rock formations | a god .... |
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| facades in the cliff | j. takes the hard way up... | fish head capital |
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| jelly mould rocks in the morning | someone in petra is pleased to see us at 6am | dead tree |
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| the monastery | approach to the monastery - look carefully for the indie bridge... | wild beasts and the monastery | mmm that rock again |
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| the petra museum (complete with broom and empty bottle) | braxony | b. on a rock above the treasury |
