Friday, September 6, 2024

Trip to Ajloun Castle 9/2/24

We had a trip today before our first day of class to Ajloun Castle in north-west Jordan, about an hour and a half away. It's a 12th century Muslim castle that was built on the site of a monastery in order to protect the area from Crusaders. Online it says that little of the original building remains, so I'm not sure when it was rebuilt. There wasn't really a guide to give much information, and the signage didn't explain very much, so mostly we just walked around and looked at the nice views. We had a huge feast for lunch on the way back at a restaurant called the Lebanese House (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g293988-d1644556-Reviews-Lebanese_House-Jerash_Jerash_Governorate.html). They just kept bringing out more and more food! Hummous, fattoush, kebab, grilled chicken, bread, stuffed grape leaves, kebbeh, fried cheese rolls, and ashta, a puddling like dessert. It was a nice day to see some of Jordan, the countryside, and the meal was amazing.
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