Travel > Jordan
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Hercules Temple
At the Citadel in Amman
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
Sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls (green metal scraps in picture) and one of the jars holding the Scrolls, displayed at the Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman
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View of Amman from the Citadel
View of one of the Seven Hills of Amman, with a Jordanian flag towering over the city
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Temple of Artemis, Jaresh
Well-preserved Corinthian columns of the Temple of Artemis at Jaresh, an ancient city not far from Amman
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With Jordanian schoolgirls at Jaresh
With a group of friendly Jordanian schoolgirls who were on a field trip to the ruined city of Jaresh
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Mount Nebo
The top of Mt. Nebo, from where Moses saw the Promised Land, after leading the Israelites out of Egypt and wandering in the desert for 40 years
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The Dead Sea
The shores of the Dead Sea, on the Jordanian side, showing white deposits of salt at the water's edge. We had earlier floated in the saline water of the Sea.
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The Crusaders' Castle at Kerak
The Castle is one of the desert castles, occupied by the Crusades.
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The Melkite Catholic church in Kerak
The Melkite Catholic church in Kerak, where we attended Holy Thursday service, in the Eastern rites. It was a memorable experience for us. Read about it in my blog entry of May 10, 2010: "A Good Easter Moment."
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Petra -- The Siq
The Siq, a narrow canyon, leading into the ancient Nabatean town of Petra
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Petra -- The Treasury
The Treasury, a tomb carved out of reddish sandstone, one of the best preserved and most popular structures at Petra
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Petra -- the Royal Tombs
We made our way into the Royal Tombs, all four of them, all carved out of sandstone, with well-preserved, intricate facades.
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Jordanians dance at Wadi Rum
Uniformed Jordanians dancing around a campfire in the desert campsite at Wadi Rum
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The desert of Wadi Rum
Some of our best moments in Jordan: a walk in the sands of Wadi Rum
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The waterfront at Aqaba
The Red Sea at Aqaba, Jordan's only seaport town, at the southern tip of the Kingdom, with Eilat on the Israeli side on the far distant shore
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The Citadel at Aqaba
Looking out to the Red Sea from the Citadel at Aqaba, an ancient city at the southern tip of Jordan