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 following day exploring much more of Jordan by venturing up north in direction of the Lifeless 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 really employed a driver by way of our lodge as that simply appeared like essentially the most smart choice.
The worth was really fairly cheap and on high of that, we had our pal, 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 every other option to get round.
We began off at Shobak Fortress, which isn’t too removed from Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, by the way in which, is the city the place Petra is.
Shobak Fortress can also be known as Montreal and dates again to the 12 months 1115 so itâs fairly an incredible historic spot to take a look at in Jordan.
We didnât spend too lengthy there earlier than heading to our subsequent cease, the town of Madaba.
The factor we had been on the lookout for particularly in Madaba is a well-known mosaic map, aptly known as âThe Madaba Mapâ which is positioned 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 appeared like again then and never what it appears to be like 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 may see proper into Israel and Palestine in addition to the Lifeless Sea from Mount Nebo.
Now, on the very high of Mount Nebo, youâll discover Syagha or Siyagha (relying on who you converse to), which is residence to the stays of a Byzantine church.
This is without doubt one of the issues you may miss out whenever youâre right here because it has these extremely historical 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 necessary historic spot to go to in Jordan.
Carrying on from there we made our method over to the Lifeless Sea and it’s really essentially the most surreal feeling whenever you step foot within the water there.
For the uninitanted, the Lifeless 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 ultimately received minimize off resulting from tectonic exercise.
Over time, it then evaporated making it increasingly salty (the water evaporates with none of the salt) and is now virtually 10 occasions as salty because the ocean.
This saltiness is why you may float in right here with out making any effort.
Additionally, one other well-known factor right here is the mud you get from the Lifeless Sea.
Itâs speculated to be actually good on 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, thereâs now enormous demand for this mud all around the world.
Leaving the Lifeless Sea, we began to make our method again to Petra however in a special path to the way in which we really arrived, travelling as a substitute this time, alongside the shore line of the Lifeless Sea.
The panorama down that route is totally fascinating and we needed to get out of the automobile a number of occasions 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 had been again in Petra, able to lastly go to this historical misplaced metropolis at night time.
Itâs actually known as Petra at night time and thereâs an entire candlelit efficiency there and all the things.
Iâll share all of that within the subsequent publish â together with our go to to the maybe lesser recognized âLittle Petraâ.
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