Here are Flannery and I in Um Quais. We got tired and hot so decided to sit here a bit. After looking at some mosaics and pieces of statues and column capitals.
Um Quais was awesome. From the northern side of it there was a great view of the Sea of Galilee and Lebanon. The city is from the Ottman era. The buildings, roads, and pretty much everything inside the city was built of black basalt and limestone, as you can see in some of the photos.
These boys were dancing a traditional dance called the, "Debka." it is kind of like a country line dance but a lot cooler. The amphitheatre they are dancing in is built of black basalt.
Here I am in Jerash. It was ridiculously hot the day we went. Jerash is an old roman city. A lot of archaeological discoveries have been made here, and then re-buried for preservation. The government kept a few of the temples and buildings exposed for tourists to see, but a large number of them remain uncovered.
Our group in front of the temple of Artemus. You can actually see the columns of this building sway with the wind. It is pretty scary.
Exposed mosaics from the temple of Jean-Baptiste. Or John the Baptist. And when I say exposed, I mean it. There is no roof that protects these mosaics, they are totally exposed to the elements.
A view of the city center in Jerash.
Flannery and I with some bag-pipe dudes inside the theatre in Jerash. This is where i saw Ozomatli play. You will see the pictures from that in future blogs!
Flannery and I near the entrance of Ajloon. A castle built by Saladin's forces during the crusades.
Me being blinded for the sun and posing for a picture inside Ajloon.
Flan and I being silly on the bus.. The people behind us were pretty much all asleep haha.
Here is a picture of everyone sleeping. We were stuck in traffic for almost two hours... literally stuck.. we didn't move more than 30 feet.
Wadi Hasan is one of the many canyons in Jordan. I didn't realize Jordan would have such sweet geology, but it does. We had quite the adventure in this canyon. We paid one of our Jordanian friends, Hakim, who is also a tour guide to take us to this canyon. It was intense. We had to swim most of the way, but also hike, jump off cliffs, repel, and rock climb to finally get out of the canyon. It took about 7 hours.
This is a picture of us finally resting after making it out of the canyon. We are laying in a natural hot spring that intersects the main river which formed the canyon.
We stopped for a swim in this pool of water.
Al-Salt is a city in Jordan that hasn't been westernized a ton like Amman and Aqaba. The buildings here were much older, and being preserved. We walked around the city, visited a church and an archaeological museum.
Joe, Christine and I on a roof-top checking out the view. Photo by Charles.
Christine and I representing Asia. You can see the minaret of a Mosque in the background.
The best dinner of my life at a Lebanese restaurant.
My Trip to Jordan so far has been awesome. I am having a ton of fun and learning a ton of Arabic. I really love the people and the culture of Jordan and i really hope I'll be able to return next summer or sometime soon.
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