Jordan

Roman ruins in the center of the city

 Amman

The Bedouin camp where we stayed wanted to put on a Bedouin wedding for everyone...

My tent :)

The unveiling of our dinner

The sand was pink!

Thamudic inscription

Jeep riding in Wadi Rum

The ampitheatre

My first time on a camel

Nabataean tombs

The treasury

These channels were on both sides of the rift valley- it's amazing to think that this kind of masonry and engineering existed over 2000 years ago

This is a camel carved into the stone around the channels that were also carved to bring water to the city

On our way to Petra, the ancient Nabataean capital built in the late first century BC

Moses' well on the way to Petra

I love this picture-I was trying to take this picture secretly so I wouldn't offend anyone, only to realize that she was taking a picture of us at the same time

The city of Jerash, which holds the ruins of an entire Roman City. 

Osama-our tourist police who accompanied us to over the course of the weekend.  We weren't quite sure of his role because Jordan is very safe, but I think our American habits kept him entertained. 

Ruins of a castle from 1185 AD. Saladin's nephew, a commander in the army, used this as an outpost to protect the Jordan Valley and its main access roads.

These Bedouin encampments can be found all over Jordan, even around Amman, the capital city. This particular one was along a main road that goes into the center of the city. The semi-nomadic people are indigenous to the region and maintain their lifestyle among the growing development and urbanization. 

On the way to Amman

Our tour guide for the weekend

This is where Moses looked over to Israel; today this looks over the Dead Sea, Jericho, the border of Jordan and Israel , and the West Bank

Mount Nebo is where Moses is believed to have seen the Holy Land after  leading the Israelites out of Egypt

 

The king and crown prince of Jordan; there pictures are everywhere- in restaurants, on buildings,  posters. This was at the border crossing; the first place we went in Jordan