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 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 unbelievable spots alongside the best way.
To get round, we truly employed a driver through our resort as that simply appeared like probably the most smart possibility.
The worth was truly fairly cheap and on high of that, we had our good friend, Georgia, with us so it meant that prices can be shared between 3 and so even financially, it made extra sense than attempting to determine every other solution to get round.
We began off at Shobak Fortress, which isn’t too removed from Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, by the best way, is the city the place Petra is.
Shobak Fortress can also be known as Montreal and dates again to the yr 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, the town of Madaba.
The factor we had been in search of particularly in Madaba is a well-known mosaic map, aptly known as “The Madaba Map” which is positioned 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It dates again to the yr 542 making it virtually 1,500 years outdated so understandably it displays what the realm would have regarded like again then and never what it appears like in current day.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 vital pilgrimage website for Christians, Muslims and Jews from everywhere in the world.
On clear days you’ll be able to see proper into Israel and Palestine in addition to the Lifeless 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 residence to the stays of a Byzantine church.
This is among the issues you’ll be able to miss out whenever you’re right here because it has these extremely historic mosaics adoring the church partitions.
This church is consider to have existed way back to the yr 394 and once more is one other vital historic spot to go to in Jordan.
Carrying on from there we made our approach over to the Lifeless Sea and it’s truly probably the most surreal feeling whenever you step foot within the water there.
For the uninitanted, the Lifeless Sea is among the lowest level on earth and the working principle round its formation (in easy phrases) is that it was a part of the ocean however finally received reduce off resulting from tectonic exercise.
Over time, it then evaporated making it an increasing number of 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 Lifeless Sea.
It’s purported to be actually good on your pores and skin and to be sincere, 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 everywhere in the world.
Leaving the Lifeless Sea, we began to make our approach again to Petra however in a unique path to the best way we truly arrived, travelling as a substitute this time, alongside the shore line of the Lifeless 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 had been again in Petra, able to lastly go to this historic misplaced metropolis at night time.
It’s actually known as Petra at night time and there’s a complete 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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