This is the Monastery at Petra. It was carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans in the 1st Century BC and is over 50m high! Reaching this vantage point involved some serious rock-climbing with a tripod in my hand and a camera around my neck… not easy!

Date Taken: 28th March 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
ID: WBL-Jordan-Petra-100328144737
Keywords: Asia, Jordan
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