9/28/2023 - Jerash, Ajlun, Home-Hosted Dinner
Ancient Jerash, the world's best-preserved and most complete Greco-Roman city, was established as a town in 70 CE. Today, it is a sprawling open-air museum of monumental temples, baths, theaters, and Byzantine Churches.
Hadrian's Arch.
The Hippodrome.
City wall.
The Great Temple of Zeus.
Columns of Jerash Temple of Artemis.Late 12th century Ajlun Saracen Castle.
Cable cars are used for transporting castle visitors
to and from the mountain.
Castle exterior.
Tunnel lights.
So much bread, so little time.
We only discovered our lovely local Amman family was famous until after we arrived. Nor did we realize the challenges they faced. Mom was a widow whose saving grace was the grandchildren born to her daughter. Mother, daughter, and son-in-law, a chef, loved to cook. All came together to form The 2 Chefs, starting out with catering to a nearby hospital staff and school staff and students. Soon, they couldn't catch up and hired a man for deliveries.
Maqluba, a Palestinian tradition, means “upside down” in Arabic
and is a pot of stewed meat, rice, and fried vegetables
cooked and flipped onto a serving dish to form an impressive tower.
Our tower tumbled, but it was still delicious.
Liked all the pictures but particularly liked the tunnel lights. You captured it well. Thanks!
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