May 1, 2011 @ Jerash, Jordan


Watermelon stall

Ferrari!

Nice apartment

Reliable car rental, they are RELIABLE!

Sheeps in transit

Going to Syria.. I mean Jarash…

Rear of Hippodrome

Hadrian*s Arch

Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

Roman Army and Chariot Experience

Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

Hippodrome

Roman Army and Chariot Experience

Hippodrome

Hadrian*s Arch

At only 245m long and 52m wide, it was the smallest hippodrome in the Roman Empire

Roman Army and Chariot Experience

View from the hippodrome

Jerash Archaeological Museum

The original Temple of Zeus

Temple of Zeus

Temple of Zeus & South Theatre

South Theatre

Beautiful crafting

Oval Plaza

Columns @ Temple of Zeus

Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

Chris & Me

Me @ Gerasa

The Cardo - a 600m colonnaded street that runs the length of the city

It was once lined with the city*s major buildings, shops and residences

The fountain court

Animal crafting on the stone

The fountain court

Love the columns @ the Cardo

The Cathedral

Stairs to the Cathedral

Nymphaeum

Some ruins

Completing the missing goddess status

More columns

Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

Temple of Artemis

Beautiful crafting on the columns

Temple of Artemis

Temple of Artemis

North Theatre

North Gate

The Cardo to the North Gate

Chris & Me

The Cardo

North Theatre

Chris on top of North Theatre

North Gate

Imagine marching down the cardo on horses

Very impressive

Detail crafting

More ruins

Beautiful flowers

The stairs to the Cathedral

The stairs to the Cathedral

South Decumanus

South Decumanus

Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa

South Gate

Lunch @ the Lebanese House

The Jordan River

Claiming is the baptism site of Jesus by John the Baptist

The place where Jesus was baptized

The place where Jesus was baptized

Israel is just a stream away

Chris & Me

Jordan

Israel

The Church of Arch (John Paul II)

The Church of Arch (John Paul II)

The Church of Arch (John Paul II)

Other churches in construction

The race of new and nicer churches continue

The Jordan River is drying up

The Jordan River is drying up

The Marriott Dead Sea

The Marriott Dead Sea

The Marriott Dead Sea

-391m below sea level

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea

Sunset @ the Dead Sea


Hippodrome


South Theatre


Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa


Nymphaeum


Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa


North Theatre


Ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa


Israel and Jordan border


The Baptism Site


Dead Sea