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