Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
WOW!!! Excellent shots Vic and beautiful scenery sir.
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wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Great pics and scenery Vic.
Wheels
Wheels
ontos
Tech Sergeant
Wow Vic, this is absolutely amazing. You have given me the vacation of a lifetime. Great pictures. I am fascinated by the ruins in Egypt and lying areas. Thanks for sharing. ) 
Fantastic pics Vic!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks guys, glad you're still enjoying it.
Still in Petra we head up one of the mountain paths, it's quite a climb and being a couple of seniors, both suffering from heavy colds, it was some climb that seemed to take forever, maybe a couple of hours.
1. As we start the climb we pass tombs carved from the rock face.
2. A short break in the climb to look back and admire the view. Note the tombs on the left are the ones in the first photo.
3. Still a long way to climb. Some accounts say as many as 700 steps.
4. The view from whence we came.
5 6. Another set of tombs carved out of the rock and we are quite high up the climb now so I took a high up view and the zoomed in view.
7. The view from the top under the shade of a welcome tree. Take note of the tree for you will see it again.
8 9. On the climb down we yet again pass more tombs, this time on the other side of the mountain. The second shows the diverse and brilliant colour of the rock.
10. Remember the tree, that's it at the mountain top in the centre.
11. Some of the local colour grazing happily. The green leaves are wild tulips which are vjust past their prime.
12. We are now at the base and after a refreshing (expensive) drink in some shade we are on our way through the valley back towards the gorge.
13. This is an amphitheatre carved out of the rock, the steps are well worn and consequently it's closed to the public.
14. More tomb carving and rock colour.
15. Here we are back at the 'Treasury'. It was getting late and we still had an hour's walk out of the gorge and back to the hotel. A cuppa of mint tea was looking good.
Still in Petra we head up one of the mountain paths, it's quite a climb and being a couple of seniors, both suffering from heavy colds, it was some climb that seemed to take forever, maybe a couple of hours.
1. As we start the climb we pass tombs carved from the rock face.
2. A short break in the climb to look back and admire the view. Note the tombs on the left are the ones in the first photo.
3. Still a long way to climb. Some accounts say as many as 700 steps.
4. The view from whence we came.
5 6. Another set of tombs carved out of the rock and we are quite high up the climb now so I took a high up view and the zoomed in view.
7. The view from the top under the shade of a welcome tree. Take note of the tree for you will see it again.
8 9. On the climb down we yet again pass more tombs, this time on the other side of the mountain. The second shows the diverse and brilliant colour of the rock.
10. Remember the tree, that's it at the mountain top in the centre.
11. Some of the local colour grazing happily. The green leaves are wild tulips which are vjust past their prime.
12. We are now at the base and after a refreshing (expensive) drink in some shade we are on our way through the valley back towards the gorge.
13. This is an amphitheatre carved out of the rock, the steps are well worn and consequently it's closed to the public.
14. More tomb carving and rock colour.
15. Here we are back at the 'Treasury'. It was getting late and we still had an hour's walk out of the gorge and back to the hotel. A cuppa of mint tea was looking good.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Its all beautiful!!!
T Bolt
Colonel
Beautiful pictures Vic. Looks like it was a wonderful vacation!
Migrant
Senior Airman
Wow. Impressive place, and pics.
Messy1
Master Sergeant
I remember the Treasury from the 3rd Indiana Jones movie, The Last Crusade. It would be cool to see it in person.
Nice shots Vic!
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
What a beautiful place. Thanks for the pictures.
Wheels
Wheels
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks again for the complements guys, hope this next lots just as interesting to you.
After Petra we headed back to Amman via Wadi Rum which for those who do not know, was made famous as the base camp of Lawrence of Arabia who was instrumental in bringing the Arab nations together against the Ottoman Turkish rule during WWI. Many a troop train was derailed or destroyed by Lawrence with the help if the Arabs and he persuaded them to attack Aqaba.
1. As we drove towards Wad Rum this train came rumbling by carrying Potash and phosphates.
2. As we head into the wadi the terrain becomes very flat with soft deep sand and yes we did get stuck at one stage. The vehicle was an old Nissan 4x4 and the driver had to get out to change the front wheel locks and then for unknown reasons spun the wheels so much we almost got all four stuck. All good fun.
3. This is where Lawrence and his Arab friends camped and planed their activities, particularly the Aqaba attack. On the hill you can just make out a small bush, under which is a spring.
4. With the spring directly behind you, this is the view and also where our next stop will be.
5 6. This little crack in the rock also houses a fresh water spring and when one walks into the fissure the temperature drops by as much as 10oC.
7. These ancient carvings are typical of the region, carved long before the influence of the Nabataea's, I have come across them further south in Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia.
Next up we move further north beyond Amman and stop on our way to Syria.
After Petra we headed back to Amman via Wadi Rum which for those who do not know, was made famous as the base camp of Lawrence of Arabia who was instrumental in bringing the Arab nations together against the Ottoman Turkish rule during WWI. Many a troop train was derailed or destroyed by Lawrence with the help if the Arabs and he persuaded them to attack Aqaba.
1. As we drove towards Wad Rum this train came rumbling by carrying Potash and phosphates.
2. As we head into the wadi the terrain becomes very flat with soft deep sand and yes we did get stuck at one stage. The vehicle was an old Nissan 4x4 and the driver had to get out to change the front wheel locks and then for unknown reasons spun the wheels so much we almost got all four stuck. All good fun.
3. This is where Lawrence and his Arab friends camped and planed their activities, particularly the Aqaba attack. On the hill you can just make out a small bush, under which is a spring.
4. With the spring directly behind you, this is the view and also where our next stop will be.
5 6. This little crack in the rock also houses a fresh water spring and when one walks into the fissure the temperature drops by as much as 10oC.
7. These ancient carvings are typical of the region, carved long before the influence of the Nabataea's, I have come across them further south in Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia.
Next up we move further north beyond Amman and stop on our way to Syria.
Awesome pics Vic, thanks for sharing them.....
Good stuff Vic, thanks for sharing them.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Wow! Excellent shots Vic. Even though the country is sort of barren it is still beautiful and you do a great job of capturing it sir.
Excellent shots Vic. Even though the country is sort of barren it is still beautiful and you do a great job of capturing it sir.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Incredible photos...all of 'em!
You do realize I am completely jealous of your trip, right?
You do realize I am completely jealous of your trip, right?
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Very cool!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Just by way of a change from the travels, a few shots of the 1st day of winter.
Life from the hobby room window.
Life from the hobby room window.
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Migrant
Senior Airman
Really nice close-ups Vic. What lens are you using for those flower shots?
Nice shots Vic!
