Our last stop on the Footsteps of Alexander tour is Amman, with a day trip out to the Greco-Roman ruins at Jerash. Jerash is gorgeous – Corinthian columns, Ionic columns, a restored amphitheatre, a huge oval plaza, temples, fountains… and it’s huge!
The Artemis temple was amazing – some of the columns are still extant and didn’t even fall in the earthquakes that took out much of the city.
In Amman we hit the mall! Just like home, but bigger and more lights. All the same stuff – clothes, shoes, accessories. Then it was time to pack up and hit the airport. Last small drama – they decided that we’d got the wrong kind of visa on entry, and took our passports away for an hour while they tried to sort it out. So we were trapped in limbo waiting, watching the clock tick over to boarding time! We managed to get everything back just in time – I’m so glad we got to the airport a bit early!
It was hard to say goodbye to our tour group. We’d spent 2 1/2 weeks in each others’ pockets and had become friends.
Two Weeks Away 