Petra

Petra was a city that was famous for its dreaded robbers ans its beautiful tombs. A legend says that the king of Petra got jealous of all the other tombs so he decided to build the biggest tomb ever. They say he had a magic ring that allowed him to control jinns. He used the jinns and Greek sculptors to make a masterpiece tomb. But some of the nobles did not like this idea and had the king murdered. The jinns who hated the people were set free and they cast an enchantment upon the city. And to this day the city is still enchanted. The city of Petra lies 500 miles to the west of the Red Sea in the country of Jordan. 

We have some friends who went to Petra. Here are some of their photos:

Mecca

Mecca is a sacred Moslem city that only Mohammedans can enter. People who are not Mohammedans can only get within 8 miles of the city. It is located in Saudi Arabia. Back in the year 570 Mohammed was born in the city of Mecca. The city had a sacred cube-shaped granite temple which they believed was built by Abraham. This holy temple was being defiled by the worship of idols. Mohammed preached against this and taught the people about God. The temple is still there today. Every year 200,000,000 people take a dangerous journey to the city where they worship.