Petra!

This morning we loaded our stuff in the bus and walked down to Petra. That was really cool. At first, I was actually kind of disappointed. (Left - One of the many tombs at the entrance of Petra). But then we arrived at the treasury, a famous Roman-style facade. It was incredible. After that I enjoyed it a lot.
I rode a donkey up to the monastery. The donkey's name was Alyan. He was a good donkey, though he stumbled a couple of times. At least the saddle didn't break or slide off like happened to a couple of people. The monastery was cool though not quite what I was expecting. (Right - looking through the narrow walls of Petra on to the very famous Roman facade. You can't tell as much from this picture, but it was a stunning site to see as we made our way out of the narrow passage).
We went down for lunch. I then joined a group headed to the high place. I about wanted to die before I made it to the top. I ran out of water at lunch and I had to climb in the hot sun. I made it and it was definitely worth it. There was an incredible view up there.
We then had to hurry out to be on time. (Left - Does this look familiar to you? If you've seen Indiana Jones, it should). I rode a horse out (that was included in the ticket price). After Petra, we drove to Amman. On the way we stopped at a place that overlooked a crusader castle. Then we had a long drive before reaching the Ambassador Hotel in Amman. After dinner, I headed out with a group and went to the mall. That was huge! But it was very expensive, too. Oh well, it was nice to go out.

The Monastery - Clare and me. Me and Catharine jumping a top the High Place. I was really excited to make it to the top. At the stop where we looked at a crusader castle from afar, I wrote my name in rocks. A sign that I saw while at the mall. I thought it was interesting.