Day 2 of Best Trip Ever

PETRA.

Freaking awesome.

So Petra was the capital of the Nabataean civilization established a few hundred years BC. These people must've been super awesome because they carved an ENTIRE CITY into the rock.

I had no idea Petra is so HUGE.

While at Petra we went on 3 different hikes...

Hike number 1... "The Lookout"

It was actually quite the hike with lots of stairs. But it looked out over the Treasury (from Indiana Jones) and was really cool.

Hike number 2... the Monastery.

This thing was HUGE and to think that it was all carved by hand... CRAZY.

Also, there were two lookout points, both with the title, "Best View in the World."

You decide...

Hike number 3... The High Place.

More stairs, rocks, awesome views, AND a sacrifice table that was quite comfortable. I ended up laying there for about half an hour.

Paul looked real comfy too...

Petra was AMAZING! I was so beat by the end of the day and wished I had a pedometer to know how many steps I took that day. SO MANY STAIRS. But so many cool carvings and views!

AND, beautiful Bedouins...