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