The main "plaza" in Petra with the famous facade of Al Khazneh or The Treasury.
Nabatean tomb on the Street of Facades. Petra.
Small, cut in rock tombs on the Street of Facades. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Walking the Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Elephant Stone in Siq, on the way to The Treasury. Petra.
Hadrian's Arch in Jerash.
Close up of the column capital and parts of tympanum Hadrian's Arch in Jerash.
An amateur performer dressed as a Roman soldier on top of the entrance colonnade of the hippodrome in Jerash.
"Roman soldiers" (actually retired Jordanian soldiers) taking part in a performance in the hippodrome in Jerash presenting chariot races and Roman army fighting techniques.
Performers dressed as Roman soldiers during the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier simulating attack with the pilum (thin javelin). Jerash.
Demonstration of the fight of gladiators in the Roman hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldiers holding pilums (thin javelins) in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman soldier presenting his helmet and armor after the show in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Roman column capital on the side of the colonnaded street (Cardo) leading to the tetrapylon. Jerash.
Partly preserved capital of Corinthian column. Jerash.
Among the Roman columns in Jerash.
A guard dresses as a Roman centurion. Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Amateur performers present fighting techniques of Roman army in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Chariot races recreated in the hippodrome in Jerash.
Photo with a Roman gladiator. Jerash.
Roman soldiers and gladiators are played by enthusiasts recruited among the former Jordanian soldiers. Jerash.
Gladiator in the attacking pose. Jerash.
Columns around Cardo Forum. Jerash.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Wider area of The Siq - the passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Facade of The Treasury (Al Khazneh) emerging at the end of Siq. Petra.
Camels waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Roman theater in Amman.
Buildings on Jebel al-Ashrafiyeh' in the center of Amman. In the upper right corner is the Abu Dervish mosque.
The best kunafa in Jordan (and probably in the entire Arab world) in Habibeh pastry shop in Amman.
Stepped seats in Roman theater in Amman.
Small modern mosque in downtown of Amman.
Some tourists choose to ride the 1.2 km Siq to get to The Treasury in Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Souvenirs for sale in front of the Palace Tomb, one of the Royal Tombs in Petra.
Arab man contemplating the valley of Petra.
Donkey seen on the way to Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Donkeys carrying empty cans down from Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Rock formations seen on the way to Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Central round part of the broken pediment of The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Guard dressed as a Nabatean soldier in front of the entrance to The Treasury (Al Khazneh). Petra.
Arid landscape of Petra seen from the path to Ad Deir.
Fantastic colors of rocks in Petra.
Fantastic colors of rocks in Petra.
Arid landscape of Petra seen from the path to Ad Deir.
Local women with her child. Petra.
Tourists resting among the rocks of Petra.
Tiny, handmade animals for sale as souvenirs. Petra.
Over the cliff in Petra.
Fantastic rock shapes in Petra.
The Tomb of a Roman Soldier. Petra.
Unique colors and patterns of layered rocks in Petra.
Unique colors and patterns of layered rocks in Petra.
Rock steps leading to Ad Deir (The Monastery). Petra.
Fantastic rock formations in Petra.
Urn Tomb - one of the Royal Tombs in Petra.
Unique colors and patterns of rocks in Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
The Siq - narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Amazing rocks of The Siq - a narrow passage leading to The Treasury. Petra.
Unique patterns of rocks in Petra.
A camel waiting for tourists in front of The Treasury (Al Khazneh) - the most famous monument in Petra.
The Treasury (Al Khazneh) - the most famous monument in Petra.
Columns along Cardo - the colonnaded main street of the ancient Roman city of Jerash.
Cardo - the colonnaded main street of the ancient Roman city of Jerash.
Fantastic colors of rocks in Petra.
Ad Deir (The Monastery) - the second most visited monument in Petra located at the end of a steep path up the Jabal Al-Deir. Built by the Nabataeans in the 1st century A.D.
Local women with her son. Petra.