Jerash, Jordan, Jordan Travel Blogs

Soldiers and Wildflowers in the Decapolis
Mar 14, 2008 (9 photos)

... version of Yankee Doodle Dandy.  The friendly voice came from Tom, one of a group of American soldiers on a training in Jordan.  They were learning about Middle Eastern culture, so that if they were deployed or redeployed in Iraq, they would understand ...

Jerash Sucks..
Sep 9, 2006 (12 photos)

... , night shots and the like. Certainly beats having some useless hack take a photo of you that cuts out half your head. Not painting a great picture of Jordan am I. Well it gets better I promise. Next pod, Aqaba - Jordan. Love, Nath and Kat.

Jerash and Ajlun - strategic imperatives
Mar 12, 2006 (26 photos)

... which detracts from the effect somewhat, but the extensive remains of this ancient provincial town make it a major tourist attraction in Jordan. As it's only 45km away from Amman it is an easy and quick day trip that should be undertaken. As I'd ...

Chariots on the Cardo
Jul 11, 2008 (18 photos)

Transport in Jordan is usually by 20-seat minibuses that leave when full.  We got a taxi to the bus station, which it turned out had been relocated.  So we got another taxi to the other bus station (much farther away), and sat in the empty Jerash ...

Road Trip Kicks Bus Trip's Butt
May 3, 2009 (7 photos)

We decided to hire a car to explore the north and eastS of Jordan for the next few days, so we set out early and bid goodbye to Nijmah, Louis and Marcos from Abassi Palace. First stop was to buy a map; no easy feat it seemed. We found two very ordinary ...

Decapolis Days: Jerash, the Roman city of Gerasa
Nov 29, 2007 (48 photos)

... Court" within Jerash is a popular destination for modern pilgrims who want to commemorate the travels and teachings of Jesus in the most spectacular remains of a city of the Decapolis. You can explore more of my journey to Jordan over at blogJordan.com.

Jerash and back, with lettuce.
Jan 7, 2008 (5 photos)

... , part of the Decapolis League (a group of semi-independent cities) and was qute prosperous back in the day. The ruins of Jerash are well-preserved, and the organizers make a big deal of reconstructing parts of it; many of the major structures either ...

Adventure to Jerash
Sep 15, 2007 (16 photos)

... Trap" and did see some pretty things. At first we were getting the tourist price but we kept telling them we live and work in Jordan and that we wouldn't pay those prices so then we got the "special" price just for us. It was quite humerous as we were 5 ...

Roman ruins
Dec 22, 2006 (11 photos)

The Roman ruins of Jerash are nearly deserted. None of the high season tourists are here. It allows my imagination to run wild, and me to have a moment to take photographs, something that is less of a priority when the group arrive. A don;t conult a ...

Dead Sea and Jerash
Apr 8, 2009 (20 photos)

The Dead Sea, River Jordan and Jerash . . .

Ancient Ruins Near Israel
Nov 21, 2009 (21 photos)

... like crap!  The next day we drove up to the Lake Tiberius and saw the lake and lands that shares borders with Israel, Jordan, and Syria.  Also at this site were the Greco-Roman ruins of Umm Qays, where Macedonians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, ...

One of Jordans highlights...
May 11, 2007 (10 photos)

Well to cap off our ruin tour we hit Jerash, which is one of the best ruined cities in Jordan... It was quite stunning, but I must admit, I was shattered from all the walking in the morning, my frequent car trips and the hot muggy temperatures... It was ...

Jerash
Dec 29, 2006 (8 photos)

Jerash Roman Ruins

Jerash
Jan 24, 2007 (8 photos)

We took a day trip to an ancient city outside of Aman.

Jerash
Nov 9, 2007 (11 photos)

Decided the night before that i was going to something for my last day in Jordan, so got up at 6.30 and off i went Got the usual looks in the local bus, i kinda worry now if they ignore me- so all was good. Way much easier to get to then the Dead ...

No visit of historic ruins
Sep 20, 2009 (5 photos)

Destination 388 km192'780 Actually there was a plan, to visit the capital city of Jordan, Amman. But more actually there was the end of Ramadan celebrated countrywide in a spectacular 4-days-holiday-celebration! This was making everything out of controll, ...

Day 31: Gladiators & Chariots in Jerash
Apr 11, 2008

To be honest, we didn't know much about Jordan before we arrived so we were completely unprepared for our visit to Jerash, some 30km north of Amman. As we learnt, Jerash contains one of the largest and best preserved Roman sites in the world. At the ...

Among the best preserved roman ruins in the world.
Dec 9, 2006 (13 photos)

Located about 40 km North West of Amman, the ruins of Jaresh are among the best preserved in the world. One thing is for sure, there's nothing like it in Rome. The size of the city is really impressive. The ruins were preserved so exceptionally ...

Another old city
Apr 10, 2006 (27 photos)

This morning we went to the Roman city of Jerash is in a fine state of preservation. Founded in the time of Alexander the Great, it had become a centre of considerable importance by the 3rd century AD. It is one of the grandest ancient cities in the world, ...

Jerash, Um Qais, and Amman (again) - All in a Day!
Oct 21, 2006 (18 photos)

... , but nothing caught her eye at that point so we continued to the ticket office. Looking in my Lonely Planet(TM) Jordan guidebook, I saw that admission to Jerash was only JD 2.500. Wow, pretty cheap. As we came up to the entrance, I saw how things had ...

A day off and off to Jerash
Apr 14, 2009 (5 photos)

... goodies and then lunch was in order.  Matt's choice?  Subway!  So off to Abdoun we go.  We got it to go and left for Jerash. Jerash is another one of those places that I don't get tired of going to!  The parking lot was full of busses and taxis and I was ...

The Ancient Ruins of Jerash
Mar 6, 2005 (27 photos)

Today I rented a car and drove the crew to Jerash, which is the 2000 year old ancient Roman city of Philidelphia. Words can't describe how amazing these ruins are. I would say they are even more impressive than the Forum in Rome itself, simply because so ...

Jerash and Ajloun Castle
Mar 2, 2008 (44 photos)

... I went on a trip with my program, CIEE.  We first went to Ajloun Castle.  It's the only Muslim castle in Jordan, surprisingly!  I asked our guide why that was and he told me it's because for one, the Muslims didn't have the time to do so ...

Northern Jordan
Apr 30, 2005 (5 photos)

... and has beautiful walkways inside through large arches. By this time my hangover was dying away. We ended our day trip in Jerash once populated by 15,000 Romans and built around the time of Alexander the Great in 333BC. There are loads to see here; two ...

Visiting Jerash - the Rome ruin
Apr 1, 2007

A day trip to see Jerash.

Jerash
Apr 20, 2009

Jerash

Map pin only
Aug 24, 2007

Map pin

Jerash
Jan 16, 2006

Jerash

Roman Ruins in the Middle East
Oct 3, 2008 (9 photos)

... and I piled into a Jeep for a one-day excursion outside of Amman. The day included some ancient sights, a scenic drive through the Jordan Valley, and another "greasy spoon" falafel shop with lots of men and flies. The place was quiet and shortly after we ...

Vuelta a Roma
Nov 24, 2009 (5 photos)

... de las montañas, teatros impresionantes, plazas públicas espaciosas, baños, fuentes y ciudades amuralladas atravesadas por torres y columnas. Nuestra llegada a Jerash ha sido un poco de pelicula.  Nada mas comprar las entradas y justo en la puerta, la ...