Wednesday, July 23, 2008

UMM Qais







It jadara .. The city that turned visitor to the poet, and is addressed by the ancient poet Arabios guests by saying (Dear Elmar from here, as you now I, and now I will be as you, Enjoy life because you're the). Words of the poet, is still engraved in stone in the witness (wall), to demonstrate the cultural standing to lead this city on the level of the Levant, as it demonstrates its effects might impress historic. In the vicinity of Irbid (north Bride) located Umm Qais city known ancient archaeological intent on behalf of a wall, and is one of the ten cities Aldhikaboles, and it has a lot of effects and Greco-Roman stadium overlooking the West Lake Tiberias in Palestine and the Golan Heights and the Yarmouk River, and Street columns floors stones, and Roman baths, and a matter of Nymphs. And in Umm Qais Break modern tourists provide various types of foods, from which stemmed the visitor to the main street in the (wall), who leads the Church (Basilicas) Byzantine built from a mix of basalt stones and reparation White, and theater is located near the Western Bani full of black basalt, and expands to three thousand people, and there is another theater scene northern remained a function to raise it. And penetrate Street (Dikumanos Maximos) wall from east to west, and east through the Roman there was a wall connecting the towns of Avila and visual. In addition to bathrooms and magnificent building, and Nymphs, for which Zinni hairdresser water, packed (wall) statues displayed in the Museum of Umm Qais located amid antiquities. The museum's holdings are indications of spiritual goddess statue (ICANN), the Statue of god (Zeus). And screens in the city of Umm Qais, the area north of Jordan to spend the night or more if it wants to hotels in the city of Irbid, which features nature, beautiful scenery and weather.






Tuesday, July 22, 2008

JORDAN PETRA











The city dug in the rock and hiding behind impervious barrier from the mountains Sheets, which barely penetrated easily enjoy a mysterious magic. The traffic legs, a narrow corridor through a high-altitude aspects which barely allow the passage of the sun which gives a dramatic contrast with the magic to come. And suddenly opened a natural part of the field includes the Treasury discretion of the famous sculpture in stone and glowing golden in the sun







There are many interfaces that entice the visitor throughout the march in the city, archaeological, every teacher of parameters leads to another milestone Introvert distances. The total size of the city as well as equal to the beautiful oversized sculpture makes Visitor Daze and gives an idea of the level of creativity and industry at the Nabataeans who have made Petra their capital for more than 2000 years ago. It is their capital that could Nabataean court found a network of routes which the convoys had been attending them incense and spices, dates, gold, silver and precious stones from India and the Arabian Peninsula of trafficking in west



As a result of the wealth they had obtained, they Etzion their city palaces, temples and square. Many of them have been built had disappeared, but many were also stored his sculpture in stone altar, shrines and higher still persists to this day in excellent condition and fully to the extent that you feel has entered into a time machine back to reinstate. The Petra place magician family
Raises the senses. Moreover, the overwhelming size and its rich environment and create all the amazing scenery seems impossible recipe

Once stem from the gate entrance to the valley town seems open and open. This section is known as a narrow entrance door legs. The first thing is to pass a set jinn, which is about a group of three rocky cubes stands to the right of passage

Upon crossing through the slit further finds Nobilis visiting the tomb carved in rock slope. At the moment of passage of a broad shift to a dark gap does not exceed supply several feet. Suddenly, after several steps to get the first vision of the grandest achievement of the discretion which the cabinet that seem obvious in the sun cocktails and carved in the rock



At present point in the legs outside, there Pankisi southerly direction. The corridor takes you to the highest point on the site is an archaeological site Allenbti to make offerings, altar carved in the rock. The Vision Statement of that height is worthwhile

After their deaths, moving the visitor to the temple garden. There are two rows of columns lined outside the remnants of the temple. I have driven more passes before visiting the hard-wall access to the Temple of Romanian soldiers and Altrickllenium

There are many in Petra sacred sites. At the summit, which had peak winds Nabataean glorifying gods in that place called high altar. In the area known Street faces, can be viewed many of the ruins Nabatiyah







Bear legs and outer sharp turn towards the north and leads to the Roman theater-style building on the Roman model. The daughter of Pharaoh's palace shows that the Nabataeans were able to build separate buildings

The monastery is the second task and spectacular sites in Petra, and for the sense of the enormity of Petra and the formidable power of the rocks, the trip is essential. Over the daughter of Pharaoh's palace there degrees leading to the Museum of Petra, which includes a small group of the best souvenirs