The journey continued as two good friends from the UK joined me for almost three weeks of travel starting in Jordan. Though we had planned to return to Egypt via Jerusalem events in Gaza led to a change that encompassed Petra, Amman, Ajlun, Jerash and a return to Egypt via Wadi Rum. The scope of our journey took in the fantastic Nabataen culture of Petra before heading to see the equally immense Roman remains of Jerash. Moving foward in time we visited Ajlun, a fort, created to protect against the threatening Christian nations. We finally ended our journey in Wadi Rum, simliar to the White and Black desert in its mountainous scope, this place was once home to Lawrence of Arabia and the desert warriors fighting the Ottoman Empire.
The Monastery at Petra
Atop the highest peak in the inmmediate vicinty the Jordanian flag succumbs to the winds that blow through this arid land.
The columns of Jerash number over a hundred in what remains of an immense city.
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