mount nebo, Bethany & river Jordan

I genuinely didn't appreciate the religious aspects of visiting Jordan until I took a trip to Mount nebo and Bethany.

My guide for the day took me first to mount nebo, which is only a short journey from Madaba, but at Bethany he had to leave me at the visitor reception as all visitors had to take the site minibus to the various locations within the site.

What did surprise me was the barbed wire and military presence in the region - but then again the river Jordan does form part of the border with Israel and when I went down to the river this was certainly made clear by the presence of the Jordanian soldiers with their 'no photo', stance.Read more