day-three
The morning began with a delicious breakfast, including cake! I then took an Uber to the "North bus station," where I could board a bus bound for Jerash, a city about 45 Kilometers north of Amman.
During the bus ride, I talked with someone from Portugal, and we decided to stick together for the day.
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Jerash is considered one of the most important Roman cities in the middle east, and many remains can be found here.
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A walk through the area begins at the Hadrianus Triumph Gate, and right behind it, we can find the Hippodrome, which was used for horse races.
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After getting to the "real" entrance where police checked our tickets, we visited the temple of Zeus and right next to it a Romain theatre.
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They were setting up for a concert, and for the rest of the day, they played Scottish bagpipe music. Talk about setting an ambiance.
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Scattered throughout the area, you can find mosaics from Byzantine churches.
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This Artemis temple was partially closed off for renovations.
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Next were more floor mosaics and another Odeon (Theatre), they must really like their performances!
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We reached the end of the site with this gate, and we made our way back along a road called Cardo Maximus.
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It must have been amazing to see all these structures back when they were still functional.
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Along the Cardo Maximus are more temples and churches flanked by many, many columns.
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The road "ends" at the Forum Cardo
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After exiting through the giftshop / crafts market, we had to find our way back to Amman. We got hot-potatoed between a couple of minibuses, but eventually ended up on one that went directly to the North Bus Station.
From there I managed to order an Uber that was just dropping a person off just 5 meters from where I was standing, said goodbye to my friend for the day, and went back to the Hotel. After making the daily backup of photo's I went out for traditional Jordan dinner.
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I made another lap through the neighbourhood of my hotel, got some coffee, climed down the endless stairs and called it a night.
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