[SunkenCiv]

It seems no work of Man's creative hand,
By labor wrought as wavering fancy planned;
But from the rock as if by magic grown,
Eternal, silent, beautiful, alone!
Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine,
Where erst Athena held her rites divine;
Not saintly-grey, like many a minster fane,
That crowns the hill and consecrates the plain;
But rose-red as if the blush of dawn,
That first beheld them were not yet withdrawn;
The hues of youth upon a brow of woe,
Which Man deemed old two thousand years ago.
Match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,
A rose-red city half as old as time.

Petra by John William Burgon (1845)

[SunkenCiv]

· join list or digest · view topics · view or post blog · bookmark · post a topic ·
	Gods Graves Glyphs	petra site:freerepublic.com Google To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
· Google · Archaeologica · ArchaeoBlog · Archaeology magazine · Biblical Archaeology Society · · Mirabilis · Texas AM Anthropology News · Yahoo Anthro & Archaeo · · History or Science & Nature Podcasts · Excerpt, or Link only? · cgk's list of ping lists ·

[Radl]

I was at Petra in 1998. I was trying to buy a picture from a Bedouin but he wanted 20 dollars. I wanted to pay 10. The guy agreed to 15 and we were about to close the deal when my wife felt sorry for the Bedouin and demanded I pay the full 20. We debated the price while he looked on scratching his head. I finally paid the full 20 (I was mad as hell). It was very quiet on the bus while returning to the hotel.

[tarawa]

I spent pretty much a whole day scrambling across the rocks and hills at Petra. An experience that was quite worthy.