After our first correct day exploring the traditional misplaced Kingdom of Petra in Jordan (additionally see our second submit 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 a substitute of simply heading straight up there, we determined to take a little bit of a meandering route up there and cease off at some unimaginable spots alongside the way in which.
To get round, we truly employed a driver by way of our resort as that simply appeared like essentially the most smart choice.
The value was truly fairly affordable and on high of that, we had our pal, Georgia, with us so it meant that prices can be shared between 3 and so even financially, it made extra sense than making an attempt to determine every other method to get round.
We began off at Shobak Fort, which isn’t too removed from Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, by the way in which, is the city the place Petra is.
Shobak Fort can be known as Montreal and dates again to the 12 months 1115 so it’s fairly a tremendous 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 nations throughout it and is among the oldest maps doing so.
It dates again to the 12 months 542 making it virtually 1,500 years outdated so understandably it displays what the realm would have seemed like again then and never what it appears like in current day.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 be the place Moses died, making this spot an essential pilgrimage web site for Christians, Muslims and Jews from everywhere in the world.
On clear days you possibly can see proper into Israel and Palestine in addition to the Useless Sea from Mount Nebo.
Now, on the very high of Mount Nebo, you’ll discover Syagha or Siyagha (relying on who you converse to), which is house to the stays of a Byzantine church.
This is among the issues you possibly can miss out while you’re right here because it has these extremely historic mosaics adoring the church partitions.
This church is imagine to have existed way back to the 12 months 394 and once more is one other essential historic spot to go to in Jordan.
Carrying on from there we made our approach over to the Useless Sea and it’s truly essentially the most surreal feeling while you step foot within the water there.
For the uninitanted, the Useless Sea is among the lowest level on earth and the working concept round its formation (in easy phrases) is that it was a part of the ocean however ultimately received lower off on account 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 possibly can 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 on your pores and skin and to be trustworthy, it does really feel like that while you use it.
Like your pores and skin feels noticeable softer.
Understandably, there’s now enormous demand for this mud everywhere in the world.
Leaving the Useless Sea, we began to make our approach again to Petra however in a unique path to the way in which we truly arrived, travelling as a substitute this time, alongside the shore line of the Useless Sea.
The panorama down that route is totally fascinating and we needed to get out of the automotive 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 historic misplaced metropolis at evening.
It’s actually referred to as Petra at evening and there’s an entire candlelit efficiency there and every part.
I’ll share all of that within the subsequent submit – together with our go to to the maybe lesser identified ‘Little Petra’.
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