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 the direction of the Useless Sea.
Besides, as an alternative of simply heading straight up there, we determined to take a little bit of a meandering route up there and cease off at some unimaginable spots alongside the way in which.
To get round, we really employed a driver by way of our resort as that simply appeared like probably the most smart possibility.
The value was really fairly cheap and on prime of that, we had our pal, 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 some other option to get round.
We began off at Shobak Fortress, which isn’t too removed from Wadi Musa.
Wadi Musa, by the way in which, is the city the place Petra is.
Shobak Fortress can also 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, the town of Madaba.
The factor we have been in search of particularly in Madaba is a well-known mosaic map, aptly referred to 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 among the oldest maps doing so.
It dates again to the 12 months 542 making it nearly 1,500 years outdated so understandably it displays what the realm would have seemed like again then and never what it seems like in current day.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 all around the world.
On clear days you may see proper into Israel and Palestine in addition to the Useless Sea from Mount Nebo.
Now, on the very prime of Mount Nebo, you’ll discover Syagha or Siyagha (relying on who you communicate to), which is house to the stays of a Byzantine church.
This is among the issues you may 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 12 months 394 and once more is one other vital historic spot to go to in Jordan.
Carrying on from there we made our manner over to the Useless Sea and it’s really probably the most surreal feeling whenever you step foot within the water there.
For the uninitanted, the Useless Sea is among 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 lower off as a consequence of tectonic exercise.
Over time, it then evaporated making it increasingly more salty (the water evaporates with none of the salt) and is now nearly 10 occasions as salty because the ocean.
This saltiness is why you may 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 presupposed to be actually good in your pores and skin and to be trustworthy, it does really feel like that whenever 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 manner again to Petra however in a distinct path to the way in which we really arrived, travelling as an alternative 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 historic misplaced metropolis at night time.
It’s actually referred to as Petra at night time and there’s an entire candlelit efficiency there and all the pieces.
I’ll share all of that within the subsequent submit – together with our go to to the maybe lesser recognized ‘Little Petra’.
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