The Olive Branch Jerash
Ajloun Rd. Jerash, Jordan
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Respite in the Hills
On the way to Jerash we stopped at the site of Bethany On The Jordan… now for those of you who are religiously challenged this is the site of the Baptism of Jesus Christ our Lord… Yep this is where John the Baptist baptised Jesus, check out the photo's… Now the crazy thing is we were able to walk (in a guided group) to the site of …
Adventure to Jerash
Friday, September 14 Today was another grand day for an adventure! I met Steve & Anita, Erik and Keesha and we went first in search of coffee and found that the Starbucks in Abdoun had their drive-through open. It's Ramadan so it is even harder to find things open on a Friday morning but we managed! Got gas and then headed on our way up to …
Dan'a to Jerash
Radcliffe-riley stayed here on May 6, 2010 during their trip titled: Jordan and Syria - 2010.
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The Beautifully Preserved Roman City of Jerash
Right a new day and more things to see. It was off to Jerash by local bus today that was surprisingly easier to get than expect, a quick taxi to the bus station then a bus ride to right outside Jerash's ruins. Alot to see there with plenty of Roman Ruins to look at. It must have been a big city as it had 2 Ampitheatres. The whole area is nicely cordoned off so that the modern city doesn't start over taking it. I'll let the photo's do the explaining...
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Jerash and the Dead Sea
Left hotel at 8:30 (Nasser had been stuck in traffic so we were delayed waiting for him), travelling north to visit the ancient Roman city of Jerash. When we arrived, the first sight is Hadrian's arch, simply massive. We walked through and stayed as a group with Nasser while he explained the details of many areas we would have otherwise missed. My highlight I think was the Roman Amphitheatre, I climbed right to the top and it ...



