Jordan 2005
JS-05 - Cesta do Jordanska a Syrie a kratke zastavky v Nemecku a Libanonu Termin cesty: 14.3. - 6.4. 2005 PROGRAM: Casne rano 14.3. jedu v aute z pujcovny z Visty na letiste do Los Angeles. Odtud letim do Chicaga (na nekolik hodin zde navstevuji sve pratele). Pozdeji ten vecer odletam do Frankfurtu v Nemecku, kam priletam v poledne 15.3. a na par hodin jdu do stredu mesta. Pozde vecer odletam do Ammanu v JORDANSKU, kam priletam velmi casne 16.3. Zde se pripojuji ke skupine cestovatelu, se kterymi travim 7 dni prohlidkou teto zeme. Behem jednodenniho vyletu z Ammanu navstevujeme ruiny rimskeho mesta Jerash a tak zv. Poustni zamky. Dalsi den jedeme do Madaba, Mt. Nebo a po Kralovske silnici na jih ke krizackemu hradu Karak a do vecera prijizdime do slavne Petry. Prohlidkou tohoto hlavniho mesta Nabatincu s dobou slavy mezi 200 lety pred a 200 lety po zacatku naseho letopoctu travime 2 dny. Pak pokracujeme dale na jih se zastavkou ve Wadi Rum (tam mel jeden cas behem 1. svetve valky sidlo Lawrence of Arabia) a odtud do jordanskeho pristavu na Rudem mori Aqaby. Po noci zde se vracime na sever se zastavkami u dalsiho krizackeho hradu Shobak a u Mrtveho more, ktere je 10x slanejsi nez oceany, behem jizdy vidime cerne beduinske stany a nakonec se vracime do Ammanu, ktery si konecne prohlizime. Dne 23.3. vjizdime do SYRIE u mesta Bosra, ktere bylo jednu dobu hlavnim mestem rimske provincie Arabia a kde je hodne pamatek na jeji dlouhou historii. Takto zaciname 13ti denni cestu po teto druhe zemi nasi cesty. Pokracujeme do hlavniho mesta Syrie 4 milionoveho Damasku, jehoz prohlidce venujeme plne dva dny. Vidime tam souqy (trznice), uwayyadskou mesitu, hrobku Saladina atd. Dne 26.3. odjizdime z Damasku na sever, navstevujeme vesnici Maalula, kde se jeste dnes mluvi arameijsky, tj. reci, kterou mluvil Jezis. Pak pokracujeme k ruinam rimskeho mesta Aparnea a odtud do mesta Hama s jeho gigantickymi vodnimi koly a na noc do Homsu. Z Homsu jedeme na vychod do stredu Syrske pouste k pokladu mezi stredovychodnimi antickymi mesty k Palmyre, jejiz pocatky zasahuji do 2. tisicileti pr.n.l. Zde travime 1,5 dne jeji prohlidkou. Z Palmyry jedeme pousti dale na vychod do mesta Deir ez-Zur na rece Eufratu a odtud na jih k iracke hranici, kde navstevujeme vykopavky 5000 let stareho mesta Mari a mesta Dura Europos zalozeneho roku 280 pr.n.l. Seleucidy. Dale jedeme pres mesto Raqqa k jezeru Assad a do druheho nejvetsiho mesta Syrie Aleppo. Plne dva dny si prohlizime toto zajimave mesto s jeho prominentni citadelou, mesitami a asi nejlepsi starou trznici, kterou jsem kdy videl. Po navsteve cele rady syrskych mest je jasne, ze v Syrii neexistuje snad jedine mesto bez sochy byvaleho presidenta Hafaze Assada, otce nynejsiho presidenta, jeho syna, Bashira Assada. Dne 2.4. opoustime Aleppo a jedeme jihozapadnim smerem pres hory k hradu Saladina (tez postaveny Krizaky), do pristavu Lattakia a k vykopavkam Ugaritu, odkud pochazi prvni abeceda. Pak jedeme podel pobrezi Stredozemniho more na jih do Tartusu a noc travime v Safita. Po prohlidce nejznamejsiho hradu Krizaku, “Krak de Chevaliers” se vracime do Damasku. Ackoliv to nebylo v puvodnim programu, rozhodujeme se k jednodennimu zajezdu z Damasku do Baalbeku v Libanonu. Dne 4.4. vjizdime do LIBANONU zapadne od Damasku. Nas minibus jede proti proudu 15ti tisicu syrskych vojaku, kteri se vraci po delsim pobytu z Libanonu. Avsak, kdyz jedeme Udolim Bekaa na sever k Baalbeku, tento proud klesa a brzy jdou jen jednotlivi vojaci. Nic nas proto jiz nevyrusuje pri prohlidce ruin gigantickeho chramu Baalbek, ktery vybudovali Rimane. Bylo to jiste vice nez jedno zemetreseni, ktere znicilo toto misto. Do konce dne jsme zpet v Damasku. Den nato vecer odletam z Damasku pres Kahiru a Frankfurt do Los Angeles, odkud autem z pujcovny domu do Visty, kde 6.4. odpoledne. Cestovni kancelar: Adventures Abroad – kanadska cestovni kancelar Ucast: V Jordansku nas bylo 13 cestovatelu a vedouci / pruvodce. V Syrii a Libanonu nas bylo 7 a tentyz vedouci / pruvodce (Syran).
Jordan - new highway north of Amman 2005
Jordan - north of Amman - at Zarga River - our guide Jihad and trainee Oria 2005
Jordan - Jerash - hippodrome 2005
Jordan - Jerash - hippodrome 2005
Jordan - Jerash - South Gate 2005
Jordan - Jerash - South Gate 2005
Jordan - Jerash - remnents of an olive oil press 2005
Jordan - Jerash - Temple of Zeus - South Theatre (right) 2005
Jordan - Jerash - South Theatre - military musicians 2005
Jordan - Jerash - South Theatre - school children 2005
Jordan - Jerash - South Theatre - military musicians 2005
Jordan - Jerash - Oval Plaza 2005
Jordan - Jerash - South Documanus (street) 2005
Jordan - Jerash - Remnents of Christian churches 2005
Jordan - Jerash - Temple of Artemis 2005
Jordan - Jerash - view from Temple of Artemis to cardo 2005
Jordan -
Jordan - eastern desert - Al-Azran aj-Janubi - Roman fort 2005
Jordan - eastern desert (highway 40) - Qusair Amra (Palac Amra) 2005
Jordan - eastern desert (highway 40) - Qusair Amra (Palac Amra) - murals 2005
Jordan - eastern desert (highway 40) - at Qusair Amra (Palac Amra) - Beduin tent 2005
Jordan - eastern desert (highway 40) - Qasr al-Harrana 2005
Jordan - south of Amman - greenhouses 2005
Jordan - Madaba (town) - souvenir shop 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo - Memorial to John
Jordan - Mt Nebo 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo 2005
Jordan - view from Mt Nebo - northern tip of the Dead Sea 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo - House Sparrows 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo - inside the church - mosaics on the floor 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo 2005
Jordan - Mt Nebo - inside the church - mosaic 2005
Jordan - Madaba (town) 2005
Jordan - Mad
Jordan - Madaba - St Georges Church - mosaic of 6 century Holy Land 2005
Jordan - Arnon Valley (Wadi al-Mujib) 2005
Jordan - Arnon Valley (Wadi al-Mujib) - new dam 2005
Jordan - a town along the Kings Highway 2005
Jordan - Karak with a Crusader Castle 2005
Jordan - Karak with a Crusader Castle 2005
Jordan - Karak from the Crusader Castle 2005
Jordan - Karak with a Crusader Castle 2005
Jordan - Karak with a Crusader Castle 2005
Jordan - Petra - at the entrance to As-Siq (gorge) 2005
Jordan - Petra - As-Siq (gorge) - one of the Nabataean tomb 2005
Jordan - Petra - As-Siq (gorge) - eroded carving of a camel with a camel driver 2005
Jordan - Petra - As-Siq - Nabataean waterwork 2005
Jordan - Petra - As-Siq 2005
Jordan - Petra - Treasury (Al-Khazneh) - Nabataean tomb 2005
Jordan - Petra - at Treasury (Al-Khazneh) - camels for tourists 20058
Jordan - Petra - at Treasury (Al-Khazneh) - Jordanian soldier 2005
Jordan - Petra - at Treasury (Al-Khazneh) - camels for tourists 2005
Jordan - Petra - Street of Facades - Nabataean tombs 2005
Jordan - Petra - opposite to the theatre 2005
Jordan - Petra - Urn Tomb - the large
Jordan - Petra - Urn Tomb - the large
Jordan - Petra 2005
Jordan - Petra - another tomb 2005
Jordan - Petra - The Colonnaded Street and Nabataean main temple (Temple of Zeus) 2005
Jordan - Petra - Petra Church - mosaic 2005
Jordan - Petra - Petra Church - well 2005
Jordan - Petra - Great Temple 2005
Jordan - Petra - climb to Ad--Deir (Monastery) 2005
Jordan - Petra - Ad--Deir (Monastery) from the view point 2005
Jordan - Petra - Ad--Deir (Monastery) 2005
Jordan - Petra - returning from Ad--Deir (Monastery) - donkies for tourists 2005
Jordan - Petra - The Colonnaded Street - Nabataean tombs in the face of the mountain 2005
Jordan - Crusader Castle Shobak - north of Petra 2005
Jordan - Crusader Castle Shobak - north of Petra 2005
Jordan - Crusader Castle Shobak - north of Petra - view from the castle 2005
Jordan - Crusader Castle Shobak - north of Petra - Jihad and local Arab dancing 2005
Jordan - Crusader Castle Shobak - north of Petra 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - Little Petra 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - Little Petra 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - Little Petra 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - Little Petra - local musician 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - Little Petra 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - Little Petra - some tourists will have dinner here 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - near Little Petra - Beduin tent - Oria 2005
Jordan - north of Petra - near Little Petra - 8000 years old neolitic village 2005
Jordan - on the Desert Highway - going south 2005
Jordan - near Wadi Rum - train carrying fosfates 2005
Jordan - Wadi Rum - near Lawrence Spring - our 4WD vehicles 2005
Jordan - Wadi Rum - near Lawrence Spring 2005
Jordan - Wadi Rum - near Lawrence Spring - ancient writing on the rock 2005
Jordan - Wadi Rum - my 4WD car with a sign (no weapons) 2005
Jordan - Wadi Rum - a Beduin tent 2005
Jordan - Aqaba - Arab Revolutionary Flag 2005
Jordan - Aqaba - near Mamluk Fort 2005
Jordan - Aqaba - Gulf of Aqaba 2005
Jordan - Aqaba - our hotel Golden Tulip - pool on the roof 2005
Jordan - Aqaba - our hotel Golden Tulip - view from the roof 2005
Jordan - going north from Aqaba on the Dead Sea Highway - camels 2005
Jordan - going north from Aqaba on the Dead Sea Highway - stop at a cafe 2005
Jordan - on the Dead Sea Highway - Beduin tents 2005
Jordan - Dead Sea Highway - southern part of Dead Sea - the white is potash 2005
Jordan - Dead Sea 2005
Jordan - Amman - Temple of Hercules - near Amman Fort 2005
Jordan - Amman - Jordan Archeological Museum at Amman Fort 2005
Jordan - Amman - Jordan Archeological Museum at Amman Fort 2005
Jordan - Amman - at Amman Fort - Jordan licence plate 2005
Jordan - Amman - from Amman Fort - Roman Theatre 2005
Jordan - Amman - from Amman Fort - Downtown Amman 2005
Jordan - Amman - Amman Fort - Umayyad Palace 2005
Jordan - Amman - Amman Fort - Umayyad Palace 2005
Jordan - Amman - Amman Fort - Umayyad Palace 2005
Jordan - Amman - Downtown - Small Roman Theatre 2005
Jordan - Amman - Downtown - Roman Theatre 2005
Jordan - Amman - Downtown - Roman Theatre - museum 2005
Jordan - Amman - Downtown Amman 2005
Jordan - Amman - Downtown Amman 2005
Jordan - Amman - Downtown Amman 2005
Jordan - Jabir - on the Jordanian-Syrian border - the Jordanian side 2005