[New post] Latest Google Street View Trekker tour takes us inside the ancient Jordanian city of Petra

Ben Lovejoy posted: " When it comes to ancient cities, they don't come much more exotic than Petra in Jordan, made famous by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and that's where Google's Trekker takes us with its latest Street View imagery. Google handed over its blog post" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Latest Google Street View Trekker tour takes us inside the ancient Jordanian city of Petra by Ben Lovejoy When it comes to ancient cities, they don't come much more exotic than Petra in Jordan, made famous by Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and that's where Google's Trekker takes us with its latest Street View imagery. Google handed over its blog post announcing it to Queen Rania of Jordan. To this day, after too many trips to count, Jordan's ancient archeological site, the Rose-Red city of Petra, still fills me with awe. Concealed in majestic mountain gorges, visitors can wander through the entire city of Petra, imagining what life was like in the thriving trading center and capital of the Nabataean kingdom. Carved by hand into vibrant red, white and pink sandstone cliffs, it has, miraculously, survived earthquakes to withstand the test of time ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | November 23, 2015 at 7:37 am | Tags: Google Street View, Google Trekker, Indiana Jones, Jordan, Petra, Queen Rania of Jordan, Street View, Trekker | Categories: Google Maps | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-wBU Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/11/23/street-view-petra-jordan/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com