A Visit to the Land of the Dead Sea

October 2, 2006. After a very busy five weeks in Lebanon, I managed to take off a couple of days to visit Harissa, about 30 minutes north of Beirut and Byblos, which is roughly another hour north and is said to date back to 7,000 B.C.!






















After arriving in Amman, Jordan after a very busy five weeks in Lebanon, I went straight to our office and met some colleagues, who have been incredibly hospitable and helpful with everything. I also got a chance to meet with Hameed, who is the Program Manager for our Humanitarian Assistance program in Northern Iraq. He also decided to discuss a GANTT chart for his new exercise regime, which I found quite amusing. Over the last few days, I got the opportunity to relax and do a bit of sightseeing before heading back to DC. This country’s history is incredibly rich, and the visits around Amman and to Jerash, Petra, and the Dead Sea were out of this world! Here are a few photos.