Exploring The Lost City of PETRA | A Rollercoaster of Emotions

110 percent value I would do what your friends we play smart nice smile I don't like it so you can eat something it's the fifth day in Jordan and today we are

exploring

the most iconic place in Jordan if everything goes as planned today we will start with The tour learn everything we can about Petra, then we head on our own to her floor and try to find the secret path that leads to a view over the treasure and then tonight we'll go back and see Petra. by candlelight, I'm really excited about this day and my dad has us doing it in style, a traditional Jordanian headdress and a traditional Bedouin coat, which is good because it's absolutely freezing today.

I'm surprised that yesterday we were swimming, so we are currently walking. a super narrow canyon called a seat and it's like we keep going further and further down, the walls just keep getting higher and higher at this point, they're probably over a hundred meters high so I guess after about a kilometer I don't get roadkill by horses, we will leave this narrow canyon right in front of the treasure, which is like the iconic site that everyone knows, Petra, it is not the best weather for our first view of the treasure, but it is beautiful, one of the seven wonders of Honestly, the world is a bit of a chaotic mess, as as soon as you come out of the gorge there are tons of people, all trying to sell you something.

You could get a horse, ride a camel, so you can take home a souvenir. secret viewpoint is super lively and exciting, it's absolutely amazing, like the feeling of walking out of the gorge and then having the Treasure appear in front of you even though it's raining, it's so beautiful we also learned on our hike up here that Petra It was discovered by a clever Swiss explorer, so the Bedouin tribe has lived here for a long time and he knew that there was no way they were going to bring him to this secret

city

, so what he did was learn some Arabic and he told him that He wanted to go pray to Moses, his brother, who he knew was buried in the area.

He knew that was the only way the best would get him here, so when they did, he actually he was documenting everything and then he went and told everyone that we're getting better for worse. that's why we're here today but the good news is that all the Bedouins still live here and basically run the place as if anything you spend money on within Petra goes directly to them and they are men like Bentley, so amazing esp . little children tragedy the name of tragedy why they call it don't you see this every day goats hanging out and ancient roman ruins this phrase comes out a million times ago warm right now happy and we just left the Treasure that I have learned that it's not actually a Treasury but we still call it because they used to think there was gold there so that's where it got its original name but it's actually the tomb of a king they had for 50 years who they loved and it's in a location perfect where the weather doesn't affect it, that's why it's in such good condition and before I got to Petra the only pictures I had seen were of the Treasury so I thought it was Petra but it's actually a huge ancient

city

. which we're about to start

exploring

more now, but before we do we thought we'd give you a quick history lesson.

Petra was actually built by the Nabataeans and they were basically thieves in this area. This was a very popular trade route and they would do it. Still, everything that was coming up and that's how they were able to build such a large and impressive city, apparently the Bedouin men wear eye shadow to protect their eyes from the sun and then they also wear these headdresses that have dots on both sides and for some reason Right, they all look like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean. Well, one more fun fact, we are learning so many interesting things that I had no idea that there are carvings everywhere in Petra and some of them are really beautiful and some of them are just cave-like holes in the rock and apparently the ones that are just holes without carvings or decorations were people's houses, that's where they lived, but the ones with beautiful carvings are all melodies back then they were afraid. of death and the way they approached it is really honoring the dead and that's why they did these beautiful detailed carvings around the tombs and they worshiped the gods and I had never thought about it that way so it's a little bit sad when You see, everyone lived in these ugly holes in the wall and the dead have how beautiful a boss is today to take you to the monasteries, then dark and scary clouds again and it's windy and it's very cold and a good look.

A better time, as always, our Jordanian feast for lunch was delicious, however the weather has really changed, the worst unfortunately, it is pouring rain and very cold, so let's wait and hope that everything will settle , all the birds were made. This was worth the wait, it's so exhausting that I'm running. I think it might even work better because we are about to start walking on one of those popular trails throughout the complex, it is usually crowded from everything I have read we are going to walk to the monastery, and the photos of the monastery actually They looked almost as impressive as the treasure, so it was a great hike.

There are two options: you can walk up. Hello, you can walk up or you can go up. You can accept one of these guys who has his offer to ride a donkey. It updates a hundred and fifty steps, so wait, you forgot to mention, but in about an hour they start rounding up people and kicking them out, but we're still like an hour from the entrance. at least that way we get a portion I think how do you feel after the first 100 steps? Are you tired? Yes, 750 more are missing. Yes, I am so happy right now.

I was starting to go into a little depression. Oh, you're sitting. In the restaurant it was raining and I was thinking that I was only going to have that as the first hour and Petra and that was all I was going to see, but now the weather couldn't be more perfect and also we are the last, there is no one behind us and we're walking into Fechter right now, it's such a good feeling we'll be the last ones out unless someone stops us before this trellis feels good to take away all our bread, anything, I think I'll be in my clothes interior is how we got to the top of this canal, honestly, even though you know it's like 40 degrees here in the summer, this is amazing, honestly, no matter what the monastery looks like, it's worth it just for the views and the life. perfect right now I feel like a parent right now 110 percent worth it, I judge it for coming to Petra, coming during a rain, everyone leaves and then runs up right before they close, this is amazing I think which is because we are quite alone, but this to me is more impressive than the Treasury and the fact that it stopped raining.

I just can't believe it. I really thought this video would have a sad ending. We need some happy music. Happy music. This is incredible. Okay, there's a guide dog. I can't believe it, I thought I was seriously going to die, that's why I did it, I'm telling you you should upload, this is all Nana's idea, yeah, I'm totally sorry, how cool is this, we're taking like 10,000 photos . who stay much longer than we should be about to have to run back down the mountain the last 850 step down their hard work when it's sandy and wet I'm tired Thanks Nate it feels like we're the last ones left for Petra we're just us and the veterans, it's great to be here right now, the day went perfectly, but it's been a

rollercoaster

of

emotions

.

He was very excited when we got here as we walked along the seat towards the treasury, it started to rain so I got a little discouraged and got cold. I didn't think it was going to stop. Got lunch, it started pouring rain. I was very depressed. Yeah, that was like a high point, a low point and now it could have worked out better. Term. be like the perfect day sometimes the perfect day is not always perfect if there is a lesson to be learned from this video there usually isn't but in this one maybe yes we are in the Treasury stay away there are about a billion people here.

Before I can't believe that the key to having the Treasure to yourself is to stay until it's dark and close, I'm not even sure if he can see me right now, but the Sikh has a totally different feeling at night when we were walking in this. In the morning, all the horse carts were running past her, a bunch of people trying to sell us things and now it's just a few people talking to the sound of my footsteps, but we just found out that Petra at Night was canceled where They light all the candles in front of the Treasury, which is a bit annoying at the beginning of this video.

I said if everything goes according to plan and I'm not sure why I said that but it was a great omen for today because today did everything but go. as I planned it at the same time it was an amazing day I don't think I would change anything Petra is an amazing place I can't do it they are getting closer for the photo but my scarf also came off so now it's the Next, the Vettel eco was a very idea better this morning, this kept you very warm today.