Hello Everyone,
We spent our last day in Jordan, visiting the wonderful Roman site of Jerash and getting packed for our trip home tomorrow. We leave the hotel at 7AM tomorrow our flight leaves at 11:50 from Amman to London, then on to Chicago, and then on to Columbus, Ohio, then it will be a 2 hour+ car ride to Grayson, KY
This is Hadrian' Arch built about AD 119 to commorate the Emperor's visit to Jarash or Gerasa.
This is the distinctive oval Roman forum at Gerasa.
This is the South Theater at Jerash, it is well preserved and is still used during the Jerash festival.
Here is the stage area of the south Theater.
Here is a ground view of the cardo (main north-south) street of the city.
The street has a sewer line running underneath it.
We saw this inscription in the floor.
A new feature at Jerash is a Roman show at the hippodrome.
They began the show with the sounding of the horns.
Here is a view of the hippodrome. It is the best preserved hippodrome in the Middle East.
They had a demonstration of Roman army formations.
This position was used when their was a cavalry attack.
Here is another view.
They also included a chariot race.
This is the end of the show.
Along the way we pass the Jabbok river valley, See the story about Jacob wrestling God at the Jabbok, Gen 32:22-26.
This afternoon some of us were invited to eat lunch at the home Adnan Shaweesh. This is a picture of Adnan on the left and his brother who was visiting from Jerusalem.
This is Adnan's grandson "little Adnan" and Adnan's son Nidal along with another of Adnan's grandsons.
Here are two of Adnan's granddaughters.
Here is the table set for a wonderful lunch. The main dish maglubeh (or upside down) which has rice, vegetables, and lamb.
Here is a scene out in front of our hotel today.
Here I am doing the last blog of the season. I am in a very western style mall called
the al-Baraka Mall, I am in the Caribou Coffee using their free wi-fi. I hope you have enjoyed the blog. I will probable post some addition things after I get home.
Tomorrow we be a very long day for me, from the time I leave the hotel to the time I get home it will be over 24 hours.
John Wineland
Amman, Jordan
