Sightseeing And Maqmoura
This is my last full day in Jordan and I spent it travelling up north to Umm Qais. I visited Hedayah's family and was treated to full Arab hospitality. I was honored to be served Maqmoura, a local traditional food that is not served everywhere in Jordan. I must admit, I was a bit apprehensive when I heard it described (a big chicken and onion pie), but it was really good. It takes six hours to bake, and the chicken and onion are wrapped in l lots of layers of pastry dough. The outer layer is very crunchy and the middle is chewy. The onions pretty much disintegrate and leave a nice flavor. We had homemade yogurt and lots of other wonderful food. I met her sister, Jelly Bean, who has excellent English skills like her sister. I had a very good visit with their grandfather and father, two gentlemen who really treated me well. After lunch and a tour of the garden (all sorts of fruit and olive trees, as well as herbs), we drove up to the ancient ruins of Umm Qais where we could look out over the Jordan river valley up to the Golan Heights in Syria. It was a great day with great tour guides :)
Hedeyah, her grandfather, and her father
Maqmoura!!!!!
We did our best
Tea with sage from the garden
Trees, trees, and trees
Nice wildflowers
Syria in the distance
The Jordan River
Ancient ruins
A cool little amphitheater
Agriculture in the valley
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