A place to spend summers and winter
vacations during my first three years of university (1987 - 90), Jordan
was a real introduction to a side of the world we rarely glimpse. From
the deserts and oases to the shores of the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba,
encompassing history that ranges from the mystical city of Petra to the
Roman ruins at Jerash to the modern day metropolis of Amman, Jordan was
a wonder to behold. Our exit from the country was delayed at the beginning
of August 1990 by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, an action that preceded
by one day our anticpated flight into Kuwait City...
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The ruins at Jerash, site of a yearly
cultural festival
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