Petra, our first stop...

Our first day after arriving in Amman, Jordan and spending the night at a wonderful hotel built around ancient ruins, was spent trekking one and a half miles down The Siq which is the canyon to get to The Treasury.
The canyon has an uneven floor with an old Roman road in places. It's unbelievable to think that this has been there for so many years. "The Treasury" as the carving into the side of the canyon, is called, was done between 60 B.C. to 50 A.D. It has weathered over the years but is still magnificent to see. There are other tombs carved into the sides of the hills there and a theater also carved by the Romans. Interestingly, the people lived in caves and made wonderful tombs for their dead. Seems a little turned around!!!