Jerash, Ajloun Castle, and Reserve

July 19th marked a trip to Jerash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash and Ajloun Castle http://nabataea.net/ajloun.html. Jerash is one of the best sites of the Roman Empire that remain. This is picture of the central columns.







These columns avoided the fate of many ancient ruins that were destroyed by earthquakes because their design allows them to float and move. There were many ruins in Jordan that were destroyed by earthquakes around 740 C.E. The fingers here show that the columns are constantly in motion by the wind or even our pushing on them.





The view from Aljoun Castle.