Petra is known as The Rose City because of the colour of the stone from which the tombs are carved. One tomb that we visited had a beautiful range of earthy colours and the sedimentary nature of sandstone was evident. Horizontal lines of tan, brown, yellow, rose and white made for a decorative final resting place.

The people who built the tombs, the Nabataens, also used the sandstone colours as makeup. Our guide did an impromptu makeover on Chris. I'm not sure that yellow is his colour.


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: Petra - The Siq and the Treasury, Petra - Beginning, 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.