ruthietoots: Giving books to teachers in Irbid
ruthietoots: With UNRWA teachers
ruthietoots: Back at Petra! And it's only us and the Bedouins today
ruthietoots: Each time I visit, I see new things
ruthietoots: The Nabatean-built, 25 meter-high tunnel diverted rain water away from the Siq
ruthietoots: Painting Petra
ruthietoots: He was a very tame cat
ruthietoots: Early on a January morning
ruthietoots: Tranquility in the Siq
ruthietoots: Not even knowing...
ruthietoots: To the Treasury
ruthietoots: Waiting for work
ruthietoots: Those who see Petra every day
ruthietoots: Aren't I a handsome fellow!
ruthietoots: Breakfast!
ruthietoots: Built around 450 AD, the Petra Church with this mosaic floor has been excavated by ACOR
ruthietoots: Ahmed's gone but still good cameraderie here
ruthietoots: Kefiyehs more colorful than I've ever seen
ruthietoots: The steps to the Monastery might be many, but they are modest
ruthietoots: And the scenery superb!
ruthietoots: Looking up -- and down
ruthietoots: Built in the 1st c. BC and dedicated to the god Obadas
ruthietoots: After something like five trips over two years, I finally got to the Monastery
ruthietoots: Ann taking in the view
ruthietoots: On the edge!
ruthietoots: Playing hard to get
ruthietoots: We made a friend at the top
ruthietoots: Another view of the Monastery as we begin our descent
ruthietoots: Ann ahead