Jordan - Petra

Square block tombs (Dijnn blocks) outside Sun Jul 9, 2000	Obelisk tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000	The dam and tunnel for water diversion and conservation Sun Jul 9, 2000
Louisa sits next to the aquaduct Sun Jul 9, 2000	The aquaduct Sun Jul 9, 2000	Us in the narrowest part of The Siq Sun Jul 9, 2000
Roman pavement next to Nabatean waterpipe Sun Jul 9, 2000	The colored rock of Petra Sun Jul 9, 2000	Remains of a camel and driver alongside the aquaduct in the Siq Sun Jul 9, 2000
The colored rock in The Siq Sun Jul 9, 2000	The aquaduct filter Sun Jul 9, 2000	More colored rock Sun Jul 9, 2000
The first glimpse of the Treasury Sun Jul 9, 2000	The Treasury, complete with camel Sun Jul 9, 2000	Classic view of the Treasury Sun Jul 9, 2000
Colored rock inside the Treasury Sun Jul 9, 2000	Close up of colored rock Sun Jul 9, 2000	Burial chamber inside the Treasury Sun Jul 9, 2000
A view towards the main town Sun Jul 9, 2000	Colored rock in the aquaduct Sun Jul 9, 2000	Stairs up to the waterpipe Sun Jul 9, 2000
Big square tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000	Louisa in the natural cave of colored rock Sun Jul 9, 2000	Close up of colored rock Sun Jul 9, 2000
Ordinary people tombs Sun Jul 9, 2000	The Urn Tomb converted to a church Sun Jul 9, 2000	Entire wall of rock encasing the Royal Tombs Sun Jul 9, 2000
Palace tomb to the Silk Tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000	Right side of the cliff of Royal Tombs Sun Jul 9, 2000	Louisa with camels in Petra Sun Jul 9, 2000
Mosaic on Byzantine church floor Sun Jul 9, 2000	The Royal Tombs Sun Jul 9, 2000	Wide view of Petra Sun Jul 9, 2000
Us in front of the Silk Tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000	Corinthian tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000	Three-story Palace tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000
Inside the tomb converted to a church Sun Jul 9, 2000	The magnificent colors inside the church Sun Jul 9, 2000	Another colorful royal tomb Sun Jul 9, 2000
Look at the colors! Sun Jul 9, 2000	The Theater Sun Jul 9, 2000	Royal tombs with the "melted" colors (Salvador Dali-esque) Sun Jul 9, 2000
Ordinary citizen tombs Sun Jul 9, 2000	Looking down on Petra from the trail to the high sacrificial site Sun Jul 9, 2000	Beautiful rock formations from the high sacrificial site Sun Jul 9, 2000
Looking down on Petra frrom the high sacrificial site Sun Jul 9, 2000	Ordinary citizens' tombs in Petra Mon Jul 10, 2000	Colorful Royal tomb Mon Jul 10, 2000
Louisa where the path to the monastery passes under a rock Mon Jul 10, 2000	The Monastery Mon Jul 10, 2000	Tom in the door of the Monastery Mon Jul 10, 2000
The Monastery in all of its glory Mon Jul 10, 2000	Looking down from the peak of the Monastery Mon Jul 10, 2000	Back towards Petra from the Monastery Mon Jul 10, 2000
Sunlight on the amphitheater Mon Jul 10, 2000	Encore for the amphitheater Mon Jul 10, 2000	Tombs of the nobles Mon Jul 10, 2000
The hillside covered with tombs Mon Jul 10, 2000	A royal tomb catches the morning sun Mon Jul 10, 2000	The Siq in the morning sun Mon Jul 10, 2000
Colorful rock formations Mon Jul 10, 2000	The Treasury in the morning sunlight Mon Jul 10, 2000	The Treasury in all of its glory Mon Jul 10, 2000
Camel in front of the Treasury Mon Jul 10, 2000	The Treasury peeks out from the siq Mon Jul 10, 2000	Over the Petra mountains (outside of modern town) Mon Jul 10, 2000
More Petra mountains Mon Jul 10, 2000	Towards the Dead Sea Mon Jul 10, 2000	Petra is in here somewhere Mon Jul 10, 2000

Revised: Tue Jan 29 16:16:08 2008 on www.shieldsaroundtheworld.com. Copyright © 2000 Tom & Louisa Shields. All rights reserved.

Revised: Tue Jan 29 16:16:08 2008 on www.shieldsaroundtheworld.com.
Copyright © 2000 Tom & Louisa Shields. All rights reserved.