Bethany beyond Jordan
2021年11月22日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This is considered by many to be the traditional site of Jesus' baptism. It doesn't look like much. It isn't even in the Jordan. Actually, it was, 2,000 years ago. The Jordan flooded regularly to theもっと詳しく
As-Salt
2021年11月22日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
As-Salt is an old and important hillside town not far from Amman. It is located along the historic highway between Amman and Jerusalem.
It is thought it was founded about the time of Alexander theもっと詳しく
Mt. Nebo
2021年11月23日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This is the place where Scripture tells us that Moses had his look across the Jordan at the Promised Land and where he died. It has been an important site for centuries. I'm told that the 1st churchもっと詳しく
Karak
2021年11月23日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This is a crusader fort built to protect the eastern borders of the kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century. This is my 1st crusader castle, and it certainly is large and impressive. In fact, it'sもっと詳しく
Petra along the Entry Road
2021年11月24日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Petra is one of those places that is so large, it takes more than one post to capture just a portion of it. And it is so captivating that it takes more than one post, too. I've allocated 3.
The entryもっと詳しく
Petra
2021年11月24日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
You Indiana Jones fans recognize this building. For those of you who are not fans, this is the so called Treasury at Petra that was featured in the Last Crusade. Most archaeologists these days thinkもっと詳しく
Ad-Deir, "the Monastery," Petra
2021年11月24日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
This is the 2nd famous location at Petra after the Treasury (see the Petra post). And it is sometimes mistaken for it's more famous neighbor. It is unlikely that this was actually a monastery. Itもっと詳しく
Desert camp, Wadi Rum
2021年11月24日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
No, this isn't a rustic camp. Glamping might not even capture it. It is in the desert of Wadi Rum (see another post), and it is very comfortable.
The 1st picture looks along a small part if theもっと詳しく
Wadi Rum
2021年11月25日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Wadi Rum is the largest wadi in Jordan. Today it is a protected area. It is an extraordinary example of the desert environment in this part of the world.
For those who aren't familiar with the word orもっと詳しく
Dead Sea
2021年11月25日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
What is a trip to this part of the world without a stop to float in the Dead Sea? You probably know that this is the lowest point on earth at about 480 meters below sea level. The water is about 10もっと詳しく
Ancient Amman
2021年11月26日, ヨルダン ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Ammon, formerly known as Philadelphia and before that as Rabbah, dates to at least 7,000 BCE. In the 13rh century, it was the capital of the Ammonites. What today is known as the Citadel is located onもっと詳しく
Jordan miscellany
2021年11月26日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
There is a lot to see in Jordan. To try to do the country justice, I've decided to gather together some more or less random pictures and impressions of the country.
The 1st picture is of the Riverもっと詳しく
Ancient Jerash
2021年11月26日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Known in Roman times as Gerasa or Antioch on the Golden River, settlement here dates back to neolithic times. Inscriptions attribute the founding of the city to Alexander the Great.
Ancient Jerash isもっと詳しく
Desert castles
2021年11月27日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
These are 3 castles built in the desert east of Amman. They are old, built by different people's and for different purposes.
Pictures 1&2 are of Harana fortress that they think dates to the 7thもっと詳しく
Nature reserves
2021年11月27日, ヨルダン ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We visited 2 small nature reserves in eastern Jordan. Both are dedication to rehabilitation projects, but their foci are very different
The 1st is the Shumari Wildlife Refuge. The primary goal hereもっと詳しく
Barouk Cedar Forest, Lebanon
2021年11月28日, レバノン ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This forest is part of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve on Shouf Mountain. This is my 1st time actually seeing the famous cedars of Lebanon in situ. The cedars of are historic and religious significanceもっと詳しく
Beit El Dine
2021年11月28日, レバノン ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
This palace was started near the end of the 18th century and was built on a place of a Druze hermitage called Beiteddine (House of Faith). It is a place of spectacular beauty and opulence, and legendもっと詳しく
Mosaic museum
2021年11月28日, レバノン ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Downstairs in the Beit El Dine (see another post), in what was likely servants quarters, storage rooms, stables, etc. is a mosaic museum. Most of these are floor mosaics in amazingly good condition.もっと詳しく
Deir al Kamar
2021年11月28日, レバノン ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Deir al Kamar is a mountain village whose name means Monastery of the Moon. The earliest record of the village is on the 13th century when some land was sold to the Teutonic Knights. It served as theもっと詳しく
Byzantine-Roman Tyre
2021年11月29日, レバノン ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Tyre is the city of the kingdom whose king was Hiram, the guy who sent cedars of Lebanon (see other posts) to Solomon for use in building the temple. It is one of the oldest cities in the world andもっと詳しく
Old Tyre Port
2021年11月29日, レバノン ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Much like the Roman Byzantine Tyre post, this part of the city adjacent to the waterfront is ruins. However, the importance of Tyre is in it's maritime history.
The 1st picture looks along the sectionもっと詳しく
Sidon's Souk
2021年11月29日, レバノン ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This is one of the best examples of a traditional middle eastern souk or market in Lebanon. If you've been reading these posts, you probably know I really enjoy the marvelous messiness, the gloriousもっと詳しく
Sidon Sea Castle
2021年11月29日, レバノン ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Probably the 1st thing you see in Sidon is the Sea Castle. This castle was built by the crusaders in the 13th century on an island just off the coast of Sidon. Today it is connected to the mainland byもっと詳しく


















































































































































