So we are going all the time here in the Middle East as we left Syria after 4 days and are now in Amman, Jordan. Syria was really great, and it is definitely one of my favorite places so far. We visited the Krak des Chevalies, a perfectly preserved Crusader Castle! It was like a return to childhood exploring it! On our way to Damascus, we traveled through the last Christian village in the world that still speaks Aramaic, the language of Jesus. We continued to Damascus, where for the next four days we spent most of our time in the Old City of Damascus, near Straight Street. I got very sick after the first night and had some severe nausea but luckily recovered enough to be able to catch our tour of the Old City. Straight Street is mentioned in the Bible on Paul’s trip to Damascus, where we saw Ananias’ house, where Paul was healed of his blindness. We made a visit to the new American embassy in Syria, just reinstated this summer under Obama. The officer there was very frank with our questions about Syria and our session at the embassy was highly informative. From there we went to Jordan where we have spent the past two days. Jordan is a bit boring with the exception of our visit to the Dead Sea. That was so fun! The water literally holds you up!
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