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I made it over to Jordan!!!

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2005-12-24 23:10:28

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from the problems of the middle east.

The next day Yasser and I drove to Northern Jordan. The scenic differences to the south were quite striking. Yasser had mentioned going into the jungle, images of monkees jumping in trees slightly confused me. However, a Jordanian jungle is simply a rather dense forrest. We drove straight to Ajloun Castle. Many corridors and rooms within this 1184 AD fortress high in the hills. I had to laugh when one of the guides offering me his services mentioned the Canadian
gold rush. Huh? The heat of Jordan is making me hear things? But no, he was reciting his world history knowledge!

The next sight to see was the Roman ruins of Jerash. Wow. Definitely worth a couple of hours of exploration. It's a photographers' dream to have the balance and lines of so many columns. Amazing that they're still standing. This is one of the biggest Roman ruin sites I have ever seen. I tried to walk quickly and find the shade as the heat of the sun was making me feel as though Iwas about to resemble a tomoto. And then I heard the Scottish bagpipes. Honestly. I followed the sound into the ancient stadium, and sure enough they were really there. The tartan dead cat sounds were being lovingly caressed by a full uniformed Jordanian. Never thought I'd see that!!

Last on the agenda was to drive through a bit of Amman. Had bought some fresh chickpeas to munch in the car, along with 'mishmish'. (apricots) All of the local farmers sell their goods right on the edge of the highway. Even carrots stacked in 5 foot high pyramids, no I didn't grab the bottom one! We were soon overlooking
the King Talal damn from the river Jeras. Amman approached, as did the worlds largest flag, the Citadel, the Roman theatre, and the streets that were so quiet on a Friday. As in Egypt the working week here is from Sunday to Thursday. Had a quick bite to eat and a drive by the elite houses bragging of their riches with gold gates. and then it was time to catch my flight back to Cairo.

It's been a mad dash visit that I won't forget and I will certainly return to one day.