Winding through the rose-colored towering rocks of the siq towards the legendary entrance of Petra with its glorious treasury built into the sandstone cliffs builds an anticipation unlike any other…if you visit yourself, you might find yourself skipping down the siq with an unbridled excitement to finally behold the luminous facade of the Khazneh…
Emily O'Dell at the entrance to the siq at Petra with the World Archaeological Congress in Jordan
Emily O'Dell strolling through the siq of Petra with the World Archaeological Congress
Notice the way the light cuts through the narrow openings in the rock…
Emily O'Dell stopping in the siq of Petra with the World Archaeological Congress
And the ways in which the rocks change color from one part of the siq to the next…
Emily O'Dell in the siq of Petra approaching the Treasury
The giant opening above occurs just before one enters the final approach to the famed Treasury…
Emily O'Dell at the end of the siq of Petra with the facade of the treasury peeking through the narrow opening of the sandstone cliffs
