Conflicting views of Petra’s monastery
admin September 2nd, 2007
We’ve enjoyed following Andrew and Kate’s adventures in Jordan on their Poundster blog, particularly this humorous take on the battle of Petra’s prime view points:
Just uphill of the monastery begin a series of signs enticing visitors to the two viewpoints boasting certain advantages over the other. At first, the two trails seem to be heading in separate directions, leaving visitors a dilemna and feeling as if they have to make a decision based on the strength and veracity of the competing claims. It becomes clear, after a while, that the two viewpoints are not that far apart and essentially offer equivalent
