On my last day in Amman, I visited the Jordan Crafts Center. I entered the lovely old building to find myself in heaven. Finally I found high quality textiles after the Chinese junk in the market. Unfortunately, the place was filled with Chinese tourists. Still I was thrilled to find good quality after the piles …
Today I visited Petra, a 3-hour drive from Amman. Clouds above indicated rain was to come. After nearly three hours of flat desert, the landscape changed as we approached Petra. Rather than follow the crowd to the park entrance, I decided to visit the museum, and was very glad I did. It gave a very …
I am staying on Khirfan Street, one of the oldest streets in Amman, built by the grandfather of my Airbnb host Mohammed and my neighbor Jamal Khirfan in 1921 when Amman became the capital of Jordan. It was once a wealthy neighborhood but now is poor. This gas man comes by in the morning and …
This morning I went from Amman to the town of Madaba, known for its mosaics and the Church of St. George. Along the way I had a chance to see more of the Jordanian countryside. A building on entering the town of Madaba. I’m not sure who the mural portrays, probably the king and not …
In the afternoon I visited the Citadel, an expansive site that has antiquities from Amman’s Bronze Age beginnings to the present. Visitors are greeted by King Abdullah Ben al-Hussein’s portrait. Remnants of The Temple of Hercules. According to an inscription the temple was built when Geminius Marcianus was governor of the Province of Arabia in …
I took a quick flight today from Cairo to Amman, Jordan. I was very pleased by the scenery on the drive from the Amman Airport. Clusters of white buildings are scattered across the hills. I am staying at an apartment in the center of Amman, high up on a hill with a view across to …
Today we visited the catacombs, which were first built for a wealthy family but then became used by the common people.We walked down several levels to reach the tombs. The tombs show a combination of Egyptian, Hellenic and Roman influences, showing Anubis and Horus in an embalming scene. Combinations of Roman and Egyptian imagery.