Today we visited the ancient city of Gerasa, now called Jarash. It was once a prosperous city of the Roman Decapolis. It is surrounded by the hills of Gilead and is the area where Jesus healed the Gerasene (Mark 5:20). All this information I pirated from a guidebook to set the stage for the pictures to come. Jarash has such landmarks as Hadrian's Arch, the Hippodrome, the Temple of Zeus and the Temple of Artemis. I will let you peruse the pictures and enjoy the day as we did.
At the end of our visit, we stopped for coffee to chat with some new friends we met yesterday at Jesus's baptism site. Patricia is from Venezuela and now lives in Jordan with her Jordanian husband, whom she met in Florida at college, and their twin girls. She speaks Spanish, English, Italian and Arabic. Carlos, Patricia's brother, is visiting from Venezuela and speaks Spanish, English and Italian. Their mother, Margaret (she's Irish, but moved to Venezuela in 1949), joined our party today. We had a great time sharing our travel stories and may even meet up again in Lebanon!From left to right: me, Melissa, Margaret, Patricia, Candy and Carlos.
8 comments:
Suzanne:
First Comment ~ "WOW!!" once again.
We did not get to Jordan {or Petra} on our Tour years ago.
Great people stuff ~ and the "Irish are everywhere."
dad
Roma! Roma! Roma! How fun.
Hi Suzanne,
I love it that you are getting to meet all these multi-national people! I do believe they will be your longest-lasting memory of your journeys!
Much love to you!
Beckie
Im amazed at how fashionable you manage to look in all of these exotic places. Excellent use of the work-horse jeans, and impressive combinations of your limited pieces Now thats good packing!! :)And your hair still looks SO great in your new shorter cut.
Oh, yeah and the pictures are also awesome as well. Forgot to mention that. I dont even need to go to Italy now.........:)
Hooray! I finally got on! Love your pictures and your notes. Gives me itchy feet!
Love from Beatri
Fabulous pictures!!! Thankyou, thankyou. Makes me want to get traveling again. Suszanne, you look so happy, what a joy you must have in your heart.
Debbie from Calvary
Suzanne: This is Ausum. I am so glad you are able to share your adventures. I love it!! I am glad to hear you are doing well. Miss talking to you. Tina
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