Tag: Jordan

View of the artful mosaic Map of Madaba in the Church of St, George.

The Artful Mosaics of Madaba

September 1, 2019 3 Comments

I watched a television show last year about the artful mosaics of Madaba on one of the travel or history channels.  The modern Arab city of Madaba is about 45 minutes south of Jordan’s capital city of Amman and 30 minutes from the Queen Alia International Airport (Amman Airport).  Visiting Petra and Jerash were my […]

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View of the Colonnaded street of the ancient ruins of Jerash

Ancient Ruins of Jerash

August 25, 2019 6 Comments

The historic ancient ruins of Jerash are about an hour drive straight north of Amman, Jordan.  Most tourists focus on visiting Petra (and who could blame them) when traveling to Jordan.  But then visitors underestimate the time needed in Jordan and miss the other amazing attractions this country has to offer, like the ancient roman […]

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