Amman - The Monochromatic town
Jaresh - Hippodrome
Jaresh - Hadrien's Arch
Jaresh - Window in Hadrien's Arch
Jaresh - Inside the Hippodrome. Come in summer to see chariot races and gladiator fights
Jaresh - this place is SERIOUSLY old :)
Jaresh - Hippodrome and Hadrien's arch
Jaresh - South Gate and Cor
Jaresh - South Gate
Jaresh
Jaresh - Lintles and carvings from Zeus' temple
Jaresh - can't remember what though but still spectacular
Jaresh - What is left of the temple of Zeus
Jaresh - One of many examples of Greek carving
Jaresh - Oval Plaza
Jaresh - Temple of Zeus, side view
Jaresh - Inside the Amphitheater, with music by a local traditional Jordanian band (complete with bag pipes)
Jaresh - Jordanian Band
Jaresh - The Amphitheater
Jaresh - example of the lovely english translations "COLLONDEDED" Street
Jaresh - Inside what I think was the house of a very prominant member of the society at the time
Jaresh - courtyard fountain
Jaresh - more columns
Jaresh - Not sure really, but these were in one of the 'rooms' of the house... maybe the pets
Jaresh - 'pets'
Jaresh - one of the many arches that would once have held icons or statuetes of their Gods and Idols
Jaresh - Mound in the centre of the crossing of the two 'main' roads
Jaresh - Collonaded streat
Jaresh - entrace to one of the temples/churches
Jaresh - inside what was once a temple. Holes in the lower archways are where statues would once have been mounted.
Jaresh - inside a temple
Jaresh - MORE columns
Jaresh - incredibly ornate lintles teetering on planks of wood
Jaresh - Stairs to another church/temple
Jaresh - the old next to the new
Jaresh - Another Temple
Jaresh - and guess what... more columns
Jaresh - holding up the sky
Jaresh - Cor playing statue
Jaresh - Mosaic artwork outside the museum
Jaresh - marble statue outside the museum
Wadi Musa - Snow... yes snow in the desert
Petra Palace Hotel - view from lobby
Petra
Petra - description of The Siq
Petra - The Siq
Petra - in The Siq, look closely... can you see the camel?
Petra - first view of The Treasurey at the end of The Siq
Petra - The Treasury
Petra - the legendary Urn at the top of The Treasury, thought to contain treasure, but as you can see riddled with bullet holes from people trying to break it.
Petra - The Treasury with the local taxi
Petra - The Taxi
Petra - There are many, many of these tombs mostly weathered away. How may can you see in this pic?
Petra - There are thought to be over 400 of these 'holes in the wall' tombs
Petra - Another Amphitheater
Petra - View from atop the Amphitheater
Petra - Collenaded street
Petra - Temple (to Aphrodite I think)
Petra - tombs used as stables
Petra - and the start of the 850 step hike up to the monestary
Petra - The Monestary
Petra - Fygies, desert sand and SNOW
Petra - spot the person... gives you perspective on just how ENORMOUS this place is
Petra - Dude with and Oud outside The Monestary
Petra - on top of the world
Petra - Mosaics at the remains of the church
Petra - Mosaics... is that an icecream cone????
Petra - Up the second mountain climb to the High Place of Sacrifice
Petra - High Place of Sacrifice alter
Petra - Urn Tomb
Petra - View out fo the Urn Tomb
Petra - this place is 5 stories high
Petra - Camel caravans as seen from atop the Amphitheater
Petra - ME ON A CAMEL
Petra - COR ON A CAMEL
Dead Sea - View from hotel room
Dead Sea - The Movenpick Hotel
Dead Sea - 1400 year old olive tree
Dead Sea
Damascus - The attempt at a botanical garden
Damascus - in the courtyard of THE Mosque
Damascus - Mosque Mosaics
Damascus - Mosque
Damascus - Mosque, now THAT is an entrance
Damascus - Mosque entrance WWOOOOWWW
Damascus - Mosque entrance
Damasuc - Mosque - REALLY BIG DOORS
Damascus - Mosque - this is the local playground
Damascus - SHOP FOR SALE
Damascus - the roof decoration inside a restuarant
Damascus
Damascus - Inside the Old City
