20070324 - Taba Heights, Egypt
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Hotel Balcony Views1284 viewsTaken from our balcony at the Intercontinental Hotel, Taba Heights, Egypt. On the other side of the Red Sea are Saudia Arabia and Jordan
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Hotel Balcony Views1079 viewsTaken from our balcony at the Intercontinental Hotel, Taba Heights, Egypt. On the other side of the Red Sea are Saudia Arabia and Jordan
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Hotel Balcony Views1100 viewsTaken from our balcony at the Intercontinental Hotel, Taba Heights, Egypt. On the other side of the Red Sea are Saudia Arabia and Jordan
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Hotel Balcony Views1166 viewsTaken from our balcony at the Intercontinental Hotel, Taba Heights, Egypt. On the other side of the Red Sea are Saudia Arabia and Jordan
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Sinai Peninsular - view from Intercontinental, Taba Heights1138 views
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Salt Water Lagoon at Intercontinental Hotel1195 views
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Victoria admires the view1165 views
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View of mountains from the hotel1286 views
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View of Red Sea and Intercontinental from Taba Heights "town"1081 views
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Empty buildings in Taba Heights town1053 views
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Dusk 1193 viewsView of Red Sea and Saudi Arabia
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Wadi Mousa1174 viewsThe spring which the Old Testament says Moses created by striking a rock with his staff.
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The walk to Petra1024 viewsThe pathway has a track for horses running parallel.
The large blocks are thought to have been either tombs or water-stores.
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Obelisk Tomb1025 views
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Nigel in sun hat995 views
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Obelisk Tomb1072 views
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By the entrance to The Siq961 viewsThe crowd of people are crowded round a tourist who was thrown from a horse.
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Entrance to The Siq941 viewsThe Siq is the main pathway through Petra. It's approx 1200m long.
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In The Siq972 viewsThe cliffs either side of the Siq rise to over 100m
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The Siq1069 views
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Another shot of the Treasury, Petra954 viewsIt's thought that the building was probably actually a tomb.
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The Treasury, Petra - detail1097 viewsThe entire structure was carved from the sandstone cliffs.
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Vic and Nigel in front of the Treasury, Petra957 viewsUsual self-portrait picture
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Outside the Treasury, Petra1079 viewsOn the day we visited, there were approximately 15,000 people visiting Petra. Usually there are only 1,500 so it was horribly busy. In the centre-left of this picture you can see the boom being used by a film crew who were completely destroying what little atmosphere was left by playing loud Bollywood music from a large soundsystem while filming an actor.
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Gift shop yards away from The Treasury1035 viewsNasty plaster replicas of the Treasury facade.
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Treasury Camel917 viewsThere were several camels around who were giving rides around the area outside the Treasury. Very patient beasts.
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The Street of Facades922 viewsSeveral more tomb entrances dating from various parts of Petra's past. The city was founded approx 600BC, and thrived for over one thousand years.
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The Street of Facades930 views
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Steps 908 viewsLeading up to another set of tombs.
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Tomb entrances, Petra1122 views
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The theatre/amphitheatre, Petra1024 views
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More rock-face dwellings, Petra1203 views
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The theatre/amphitheatre, Petra1265 viewsRoman and pre-Roman structure.
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Cave dwellings, Petra1173 views
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The end of the Siq1200 views
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Vic by the end of the Siq1237 views
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Vic and Nigel in Petra1263 views
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