After our first correct day exploring the traditional misplaced Kingdom of Petra in Jordan (additionally see our second publish right here from once we visited the traditional Monastery in Petra), we determined to spend the subsequent day exploring much more of Jordan by venturing up north in the direction of the Useless Sea.
Besides, as an alternative of simply heading straight up there, we determined to take a little bit of a meandering route up there and cease off at some unbelievable spots alongside the best way.
To get round, we truly employed a driver by way of our resort as that simply appeared like probably the most smart possibility.
The value was truly fairly affordable and on prime of that, we had our good friend, Georgia, with us so it meant that prices could be shared between 3 and so even financially, it made extra sense than making an attempt to determine some other option to get round.
We began off at Shobak Citadel, which isn’t too removed from Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, by the best way, is the city the place Petra is.
Shobak Citadel can also be known as Montreal and dates again to the 12 months 1115 so it’s fairly an incredible historic spot to take a look at in Jordan.
We didn’t spend too lengthy there earlier than heading to our subsequent cease, town of Madaba.
The factor we have been on the lookout for particularly in Madaba is a well-known mosaic map, aptly referred to as “The Madaba Map” which is situated within the church of Saint George.
The Madaba map depicts what’s now Jordan and the international locations throughout it and is without doubt one of the oldest maps doing so.
It dates again to the 12 months 542 making it virtually 1,500 years previous so understandably it displays what the world would have seemed like again then and never what it appears like in current day.
Leaving Madaba we headed additional north as much as Mount Nebo which is talked about within the Bible because the place the place Moses was proven the promised land.
Mount Nebo can also be the place Moses died, making this spot an necessary pilgrimage web site for Christians, Muslims and Jews from all around the world.
On clear days you’ll be able to see proper into Israel and Palestine in addition to the Useless Sea from Mount Nebo.
Now, on the very prime of Mount Nebo, you’ll discover Syagha or Siyagha (relying on who you communicate to), which is house to the stays of a Byzantine church.
This is without doubt one of the issues you’ll be able to miss out whenever you’re right here because it has these extremely historical mosaics adoring the church partitions.
This church is consider to have existed way back to the 12 months 394 and once more is one other necessary historic spot to go to in Jordan.
Carrying on from there we made our approach over to the Useless Sea and it’s truly probably the most surreal feeling whenever you step foot within the water there.
For the uninitanted, the Useless Sea is without doubt one of the lowest level on earth and the working idea round its formation (in easy phrases) is that it was once a part of the ocean however finally received minimize off because of tectonic exercise.
Over time, it then evaporated making it increasingly more salty (the water evaporates with none of the salt) and is now virtually 10 instances as salty because the ocean.
This saltiness is why you’ll be able to float in right here with out making any effort.
Additionally, one other well-known factor right here is the mud you get from the Useless Sea.
It’s speculated to be actually good in your pores and skin and to be trustworthy, it does really feel like that whenever you use it.
Like your pores and skin feels noticeable softer.
Understandably, there’s now large demand for this mud all around the world.
Leaving the Useless Sea, we began to make our approach again to Petra however in a special path to the best way we truly arrived, travelling as an alternative this time, alongside the shore line of the Useless Sea.
The panorama down that route is completely fascinating and we needed to get out of the automobile a number of instances simply to cease and take all of it in correctly.
And the journey again simply received much more particular because the solar set and earlier than lengthy, we have been again in Petra, able to lastly go to this historical misplaced metropolis at evening.
It’s actually referred to as Petra at evening and there’s a complete candlelit efficiency there and all the things.
I’ll share all of that within the subsequent publish – together with our go to to the maybe lesser recognized ‘Little Petra’.
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