Jordan: Children on donkeys in Petra

In the beautiful ancient city of Petra nestled away in Jordan, children travel by donkey.

Jordan: Wadi Rum

The beautiful desert of Wadi Rum in Jordan is incredibly vast and has red desert sands and hills.

Jordan: Sunset over Dead Sea

The Dead Sea has so much salt that you can't put your face into the water at all without it stinging your eyes.  As advertised, you immediately float to the top of the sea due to its salt density.  Geographically, the Dead Sea sits between Israel and Jordan.  We visited on the Jordan side, and below is a photo of the sunset over the Dead Sea.

Jordan: Lonely Donkeys in Petra

The hard-working donkey is utilized in Petra to shuttle people up the cliffs and to their destinations within the ancient city of Petra.  Below are some of the donkeys waiting to be put to work.

Jordan: Jerash

 Jerash is apparently the "Pompeii of the East" and is a really well-preserved Greco-Roman city that is very much off the beaten path and not filled of tourists.  

Jordan: Overlooking the Golan Heights

 We visited Umm Qais in the north of Jordan to get a view overlooking the Golan Heights.

Jordan: Amman

 The view from our hotel window in Amman, Jordan: 

Jordan: Amman's urban sprawl

 Urban sprawl in Amman, Jordan.  Looks exactly like you see on television of Middle Eastern cities.  

Jordan: Roman Theater in downtown Amman

 In the center of downtown Amman, a Roman theater has been preserved from the 2nd century.  In the 2nd century, Amman was called Philadelphia.