Jerash is one of most preserved old Roman town. It's about 45 minutes drive to the north of Amman. I didn't wanna bother with buses so Uber was the way to go 😎
It was great to see Jordan outside of Amman for the first time. It's dry, sand and stones everywhere, some little bushes here and there except for parts around Jordan river, they are a bit greener. There are fruit stalls on side of the road the whole time. Really nice countryside.
Jerash is a small town but it has these ruins. And this is big. I overhead some guide saying they are trying not to make Jerash become super crouded tourist place.
At first I thought "that's it?" and then I came to the second entrance where whole new world opens 😀 This is pretty amazing, there is Zeus temple, Artemis temple, theater, old shops, baths, it's a good two hours of walking around and exploring. It's good to dream what the city must've looked like back then. Romans sure had the style 😃
It was pretty hot, so I got myself a hat (as always). Interesting - I bought SAME hat in India and Myanmar. One Chinese company is doing good 😂
I wanted to take the bus back, but some dude offered a ride for 20JOD so why not! We talked using Google translate, laughed when translations came weird or awkward. He stopped to show me Jordan river and some part beside the road I'd never see otherwise.
When I got back to the hostel I was wondering if there's some food I could order since I really didn't fancy the idea of walking down the hill and then aaaaall the way back up. They didn't sell food but offered I joined them - turned out the woman I asked was owner's wife so I had the lunch with them, their family, kids and grandson. The food here is so so damn good! I like to think it's healthy too, so if it's not, don't spoil the fun and tell me, deal? Great.
Evening ended with a long walk through center of town, tons of cars, people, food, they have this desert with cheese and some stuff on it, really sweet and people are eating this on the street like crazy, whole families and all! I grabbed one and this is GOOD! No photos, I ate it 🤪 and while waking back to hostel some guy started talking to me, said he's a guide. Sooo I asked him to tell me where the liquor store is. Mission accomplished 💪 Ahmad is a guide, walks through the city, showing people around, knows everybody on the streets. Fun guy.
So.... writing this while sitting on a terrace of a hostel, having my birthday beer and looking forward to tomorrow's Wadi Mujib and Dead sea. This is what it's all about: waking up in the morning being excited what the day will bring and in the evening smiling with memories about another great day and thinking about what new adventures next day will bring.
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