On my way back to Amman from Wadi Rum, I detoured to spend the morning on the country's minuscule coast. The coast line is so small that we were very nearly at the Saudi Arabian border before the taxi driver turned for the beach exit. I figured the best way to get the desert sand out of my hair was to, um, get salty, ocean sand in my hair. More is better, right? I went for a quick snorkel to see a sampling of the fish and corals in the Red Sea. The snorkeling was great but the beach itself was rather windy and deserted.
From Amman, I spent a day at Jerash, the site of spectacular Roman ruins. To be honest, I don't have my notes on Jerash with me and I have minimal Internet access (wifi is irritatingly expensive in…this country I shall reveal shortly), so I'll let the photos speak for themselves.
The south gate.
The hippodrome.
The forum.
The south theater.
The temple of Zeus.
The street of columns.
The temple of Artemis.
The Artemis steps.
The north gate.
The north theater.
Names carved in some of the north theater seats.
The church of Isaiah.
A Byzantine church with an incredible mosaic floor.
I will say this: the Roman ruins at Jerash rivaled those at Dougga, Tunisia and far surpassed any I saw in Rome.
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