Al Beidha

Al Beidha is known as "Little Petra" and was one of the main commercial areas of Petra, the entry and exit point for the trade routes to the north and north-west. Here the caravans from the Negev, Gaza and Askalon, from Jerusalem and the Phoenician coast would arrive and settle for a while to engage in trade.








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The first sight we had of a building cut out of a rock. We would see many more in Jordan.











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Both here and in Petra there will be a lot of pictures with Ulrica in the foreground. According to Magnus in order to get some perspective in the picture and appreciate the size of the buildings. Ulrica always insisting it is for having something pretty in the picture.














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All the colors of the sand-stone were amazing.















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The coolest thing was not the big facades or dining halls but rather all the steps criss crossing up the sides. It was easy to imagine what it could have been like when this was a bustling Nabatean city with visiting caravans stopping by on their way to faraway places.














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Ulrica in a staircase that has a proper railing.











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From just looking at the sand-stone rocks with the formations shaped by wind you can understand why someone came up with the idea to continue what the wind had started and began cutting out a home.












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The caves in the rock are very comfortable. Dry and cool.
















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Indiana I presume?