JordanAl KarakMalagi31°27’28” N 35°35’4” E
14. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Just a single photo at the Wadi Mujib cascade. The wet trail is wonderful and some stamina is required to climb against the water flow. The trail was too wet to get phones out of the wateproof bag,Lue lisää
JordanAmman GovernorateJabal al Qal‘ahWādī Şafrā’31°57’12” N 35°56’6” E
13. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at al Balqā’SweimehWādī ad Durdūr31°42’30” N 35°34’60” E
13. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Relaxing at the Dead Sea: mud baths and floating on the (more than warm) Dead Sea water.
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at az Zarqā’Al Azraq ash ShamālīQaşr al Azraq31°52’48” N 36°49’36” E
12. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
This basalt fort is not overwhelmingly interesting. Lawrence of Arabia spent a winter here. We noticed the swinging solid-rock doors and the rock beams supporting vaults and ceilings (wood is not easyLue lisää
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at az Zarqā’Qaşr ‘Amrah31°48’8” N 36°35’15” E
12. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Highly unexpected, wonderful frescoes dating 7th century in the baths. Naturalistic scenes, mostly hunting, and peculiar features such as a musician bear applauded by a monkey (astoundingly similar toLue lisää
JordanAmman GovernorateQaşr al Ḩarrānah31°43’42” N 36°27’48” E
12. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Nice "castle", actually a building where delegations met
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at Ma‘ānUmm ŞayḩūnAs Sīq30°19’24” N 35°27’6” E
11. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
First, hard climb to the wonderful Monastery. At the top, each of us gurgled down a half liter bottle of fresh liquid in a handful of seconds :-)
Next, we spent a few hours exploring temples andLue lisää
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at Ma‘ānUmm ŞayḩūnAs Sīq30°19’18” N 35°27’6” E
10. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Viviana and I visited Petra about 25 years ago but Marcello and Maddalena were awed at seeing the Treasury at the end of the Siq. Then we mounted to the high sacrifice site for a view of Petra fromLue lisää
JordanMuḩāfaz̧at Ma’dabāḨayy al HāshimīArchaeological Park31°43’0” N 35°47’42” E
10. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We spent wednesday morning hunting for mosaics in byzantine churches in Madaba. Everything is well arranged for the mosaic hunter.
JordanAjlounKhirbat Abū ḨadīdQal‘at ‘Ajlūn32°19’33” N 35°43’39” E
9. elokuuta 2022, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Well preserved interesting castle, a nice cool breeze was very welcome
