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Jerash

Often not part of classic Jordan travel tours, while Jerash is a must-visit.

Even the hour-long drive to get there from Amman was fun. The 15 bus(collective minivan) leaves when it is full. A little in and a little out of the door is a guy who organizes the ups and downs, calling for example who is next or asking those who are still far from their stop to move.

The name of the ancient Roman city was Gerasa. Having been buried for centuries by desert sand, there is much left, beginning with Hadrian’s Arch.

Undoubtedly spectacular is the cardo maximum with many of the columns still in place, and the forum also still with many columns.

The sly Italian

I walked around the remains of ancient Gerasa with guy from Pordenone. An interesting character, who like me gives himself goals like seeing all 7 wonders of the world and had already 2 times used airfare to go around the world, though without completing it.

I found it disreputable, but also always interesting how he had had all that time to be away. He had sold the designs of the Italian company he worked for to a Chinese company. Yeah he was just one of those people who allow China to copy and produce cheaply what we create in our country.

That evening I took him to eat at a place that I had particularly enjoyed the day before in Amman and where they only gave hummus with freshly baked bread.

Amman, home base for the trip to Jordan

I didn’t dislike Amman at all either, although in fact the deserving area is tiny for a capital city. Many people ignore it on a trip to Jordan; in my opinion it deserves at least half a day and an evening. It was there that I began to get the buzz of smiling welcomes in Jordan from so many I passed on the street.

In addition, the Jordanian capital is a good starting point for other trips.

Home trip Welcome to Jordan (and Israel)

Previous stop Middle East trip, war alert

Next stop Bathing in the Dead Sea and bidding a Dutchman

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Fabio Viroli

Ho sempre avuto tante passioni, ma da sempre più o meno latenti, le principali sono viaggiare e scrivere. Tra le altre cose ho una laurea in psicologia; ho fatto per più di 30 anni l’allenatore di basket; leggo tanti libri; sono stato molto appassionato di sport e di musica rock; e faccio improvvisazione teatrale

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