After our first correct day exploring the traditional misplaced Kingdom of Petra in Jordan (additionally see our second submit right here from after we visited the traditional Monastery in Petra), we determined to spend the following 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 unbelievable spots alongside the best way.
To get round, we truly employed a driver through our lodge as that simply appeared like essentially the most smart choice.
The worth was truly fairly cheap and on high of that, we had our buddy, Georgia, with us so it meant that prices could be shared between 3 and so even financially, it made extra sense than attempting to determine every other approach to get round.
We began off at Shobak Fort, which isn’t too removed from Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, by the best way, 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 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 searching for 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 international locations throughout it and is likely 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 regarded 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 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 high of Mount Nebo, you’ll discover Syagha or Siyagha (relying on who you converse to), which is dwelling to the stays of a Byzantine church.
This is likely one of the issues you’ll be able to miss out once you’re 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 means over to the Useless Sea and it’s truly essentially the most surreal feeling once you step foot within the water there.
For the uninitanted, the Useless Sea is likely 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 bought reduce off attributable to 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 occasions 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 imagined to be actually good on your pores and skin and to be trustworthy, it does really feel like that once you use it.
Like your pores and skin feels noticeable softer.
Understandably, there’s now big demand for this mud all around the world.
Leaving the Useless Sea, we began to make our means again to Petra however in a special path to the best way we truly arrived, travelling as a substitute 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 automotive a number of occasions simply to cease and take all of it in correctly.
And the journey again simply bought 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 night time.
It’s actually known as Petra at night time and there’s an entire candlelit efficiency there and every little thing.
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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