…but first (referring to the last post),I’ll show you the view looking back to where we’ve been, above and below. We’ve begun the lovely last sunset walk up from the basin to the entrance, with indeed photos of the Great Temple (from which the image below was shot). Linger with me. 🙂
I’ve lingered lovingly on the views seen from the trail coming back down from the monastery — because they remind me of dry, sunny desert air on a beuatiful day. Because I think they’re beautiful in their own right. Because it was truly one of the most beautiful days of my rich existence thus far. Because I’m not entirely sure what I’ll be showing you next, although one thing I definitely plan is a break to let my creative tank refill. So today you see: above, the area I call the Basin b/c it’s got a restaurant of that name (the low roof on the left), and it’s pretty much the lowest point inside the Petra compound. And below, first the view from the basin back up towards the Great Temple (more of that very soon) with the Royal Tomb cliffs in the distance; and the third photo shows you the view looking back to the start of the Monastery trail and the hills from which came all the solo photos this past week, as seen from within the Great Temple ruihs.
Enlarge on a full screen and you’ll notice again the cliff face of the Royal Tombs in the top left quadrant of this photo. We’re walking back down toward the basin and an exploration of the Great Temple, buying various items along the way in the face of the excellent persuasive sale pitches of these vendors 🙂
(so much world, so little time....) 