Tourists in Jerash

Tourists in Jerash
Originally uploaded by bastchild.

Independent travel in Jordan is deceiving. For the past couple days in Amman, I came to the conclusion there were hardly any tourists here. Even the public bus to Jerash, only 50 km north, had only four other tourists. But as soon as we arrived in Jerash, we noted a bunch of tour buses unloading the hordes.
Jerash is an old Roman city that is still being excavated. It only takes about an hour to walk around there, so it actually isn't that large. It is interesting being in the middle east and seeing examples of European and Roman architecture.