Keith, Rob & I have just returned from a too short trip to Jordan. We absolutely loved it!! We hired a private tour guide (from Jordan Direct Tours – highly recommended, if you’re thinking of going) who organised everything for us, drove us everywhere and enabled us to see a lot more in 4 days than we ever would have managed ourselves.
On day 1 we visited:
- Jerash – “the best preserved Roman provincial town in the world” (so they say). Fascinating to wander around the remains of a once great city. Very evocative.
Hadrian’s Arch
Just a few spare bits of Roman stone
A Roman road
A mosaic floor in early Byzantine church
Goats grazing among the ruins
A butcher shop
Roman colonnaded street
Chariot wheel ruts on the Roman road
Jerash – the gate to the city
- We had lunch at the ‘Mountain Breeze Country Club’ in the picturesque Jordanian highlands, lovely views, very green (the views, not the lunch!)
- We visited a shrine alleged to be the grave of Joshua. Who knows if it is really him in there, but it was certainly in the general vicinity of where he died.
- Amman Citadel – the remains of the ancient city of Rabbath-Ammon, the ancient royal city of the Ammonites, and the foundation of modern Amman. Fascinating ruins and fabulous views of Amman.
The Citadel – Roman ruins
The Citadel – Roman ruins & a nice evening sky
Amman – view from the Citadel
In the small museum – known as the Ayn Ghazal statues, they are allegedly amongst the oldest known human sculptures, dating from around 6500 BCE
great to enjoy your adventures with you again. Keep it up and have a great time Martha
Thanks Martha!
Shelley, I love living adventure through your travels. My brother visited Petra earlier this year and at first was hesitant to hire a donkey, but was so glad he made that decision. He saw parts of the ruins he would never have been able to see otherwise. Your pictures are amazing!
There is certainly a LOT of ground to cover at Petra! I’m sure it would take days to see it all. A donkey is not a bad option.
Thank you so much, Shelley! The ruins fill me with great longing – I did early ancient and roman history at uni. We’ll hopefully get there one day but, in the meantime, we have your wonderful photos 🙂 our love and great big hugs to you and Keith
Thank you for sharing your magnificent adventures (your photos and your descriptions are outstanding) lots of love to you all xox
Hi Shelley, great to hear about your trip into Jordan. It seems fascinating. Good the three of you could experience it together too. Wonderful photos! Helen