The Indiana Jones obsession continues. Is it wrong to admit that the main reason I wanted to visit Petra was because it features in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

It all started when I was working at Kodak developing photos. One day, I was watching photos being printed by the machine when I noticed that somebody had taken a photo of the "Grail Temple" from Indiana Jones. I was surprised. I thought it was just a set. I hadn't realised that it was a real place. I went home and did some research and discovered that it was Petra. (I also printed a copy of the photo for myself and took it home for inspiration. Yes, I am a bad Kodak employee.) From that day on, I knew that I wanted to visit there. Yes, I am lame. When we finally organised our trip to Egypt, I knew that I wanted to include Jordan and Petra on our itinerary.

When I write about our visits to places that I've always wanted to go, I always struggle to get started. It's like there is too much to write about. Or I don't feel confident putting how I feel into words. Whenever I feel that way I always break the task that seems impossible into smaller, more manageable chunks. So that's what I'm going to do with Petra. Rather than try to fit it all in one note, I'm going to space it out over a few notes. I'll see how I go.

More photos (slideshow) of Petra on Flickr.

Our visit to Petra was part of our Road to Jordan tour. We did a 17-day tour with On The Go to Egypt and Jordan and we had a lot of fun. Other entries from this trip include: Temple of Hatshepsut, More Egyptian Temples (Luxor and Karnak), The Tringles, Wadi Rum, Kom Ombo and Edfu, Feluccan Fun, Abu Simbel and The Dead Sea.