Jordan is amazing. I've been out of touch the last few days, running around the country. I found myself in a bedouin camp (tourist friendly of course), and now while im the airport waiting for a flight to cairo, I have time to reflect on the past couple of days. I've seen more roman ruins, with better access to them, here in Jordan. In Jeresh, an ancient city, we walked through a huge complex of ruins, noting these magnificent columns, huge amphitheater (everywhere Rome went, they created these huge theaters it appears), and the tracks of wheel carts from time gone by set in the stone. Quite magnificent. Castles litter the country side and are fun to walk through. Jordan was an important place in regards to religion and trade, and ruins from the crusades and
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