| Lawrence of Arabia spent years in Wadi Rum aiding his Arab friends in their revolt against the Turks. He loved it here and we agree it's a magnificent place. High and lonely jebels stand as sandstone monuments over the dunes. We woke before sunrise to enjoy the desert's calm silence, climb a sandstone cliff, and catch the sun light up sand and rock in brilliant hues of red, orange, and yellow. By mid-morning we waited for a bus out of Rum and passed time over tea (can't get away from drinking tea in Arabic countries) with members of the Desert Patrol. Distances are short in Jordan. In a few hours we reached the next site, Petra, which many people know from the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom."
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| Climb a jebel in Wadi Rum and enjoy the view.
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| The Treasury building, most famous rock hewn tomb in Petra. All of these buildings deal with death, not money. People call this tomb a 'treasury' because of the urn statue on top. Legend claimed that gold filled the urn. Bedouin shot holes into the facade looking for this gold, but they found none. |
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| "Raiders" extras in Petra.
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