May the picspam begin!

[chani]

I took many many pictures in Jordan...I just love taking pictures and I had a big mass storage but as I forgot to take my battery charger with me (I know, I know), the digital camera went off in the middle of Petra, just after 140 photos and the Khazneh (the Treasure that they filmed in Indiana Jones)! Fortunately I had another camera, and now I'll have to send the films (there are still 11 of them !) to be developped and you'll have to wait for those pictures.

Here's some of the best ones I took...

 

 

That huge flag was weird, because it looked like it was moving in slow-motion. We didn't stay there much but we got to visit the citadel and its archaelogical remains like the roman theatre

and we spent at least 2 hours in the archaelogical museum. Nearby we could see the Temple of Herakles (that had nothing to do with Herakles actually but probably with a goddess)

 

In the museum among many treasures there were those interesting anthropomorphous statues from 8000-6000 BC

and also some of the Dead Sea Scrolls...

Comments

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

Wow, you took way more phtographs than me!!

And you saw the Dead Sea Scrolls!! That's awesome!!

(And I'm overusing the exclamation mark!! That's not good!!)

*grins at yah*

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

BTW happy belated birthday Frances!

I checked your post about Berlin and I'd LOVE to go too, but I am not sure of my holiday schedule and I might have RL stuff going on at that time so I can't give you a response now.

And yes I know I'm a freak when it comes to photos!

Bisous

[frances-lievens.livejournal.com]

We'll see then... I still am out of a job comes September. Kind of not liking that. Will keep you posted if Mr M. has found me some teaching hours. Stupid dick.

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Oh! Chani! I love you. Petra soon too?

Beautiful. I haven't been there but in places like it...oh, I want to go there now so bad...

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

I'll post a bit of Petra soon which means El Khazneh, but there's much than that in Petra. I hope my regular pictures will be okay.

It's HUGE and terrific. We stayed there 3 days but you'd need at least one week to visit Petra. I now want to buy a book about the Nabateans!

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Yes, what a strange culture they had! I'm enjoying all these pictures. I never got this far around the Med and I so want to do it one day. :)

[sister-luck.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the pictures - they're fascinating. Now I want to travel some more instead of having to go to school on Monday.

[fraidycatx3.livejournal.com]

Welcome back sweetie. Meant to respond yesterday but got sidetracked.
Thanks for sharing your photos here. Looks awesome.

[candlelightfrot.livejournal.com]

Is that the Copper scroll that the Jordan Antiquities Department has?
The one that talks about the large hidden treasure of gold and silver?

Neat! Sounds like you had a good time and I'm looking forward to all your pictures, especially of Petra and Jerash. ;~*

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

Yep!

BTW I sent a postcard to you from Jordan. Hopefully you'll get it in a few weeks!

How are you trésor?

Chani

[candlelightfrot.livejournal.com]

Oh... I'm about the same as whence you left.
Which isn't too good nor too bad, but not at all normal. :~/

But now that you're back and I have these wonderous pics to lift my spirits, I think things might be looking up! ;~)

[candlelightfrot.livejournal.com]

LOL! I bet I get on some Homeland Security watchlist now!

Subversive.... Gay.... Terrorist! . ;~)