Darotel Hotel Amman

... here in Jordan. Fascinating, isn't it?<br><br>Monday:<br>Language class. My memory tells me it was very very overcast, windy, and cold that day. I walked home from class which was probably a mistake because I was a popsicle by the time I got to my apartment. Later I went grocery shopping with Masashi and Yoichi for the upcoming Yoom Thaqafa Yabane (Japanese Cultural Day as to be celebrated on the actual Japanese holiday, November 3, at my apartment). A great excuse ...

... significant one is the Temple of Hercules, which was started in the 1st Century AD.<br><br>The Citadel affords great views of Amman, a city of 2 million people, with over 50,000 of them (Palestinians) in refugee camps. The majority of the buildings in Amman are built using local white limestone and there are lots of trees, giving Amman its moniker as the green and white city. <br>Amman was previously called Philadelphia, a name given to it by the ...

... of the country."<br>"Ah, I am from the north. I will give you my mobile number and you can call me if you have any questions, and if you go there, I will meet you and take you to visit my family."<br><br>So I have booked a car for tomorrow and decided to call Muitham with a couple of questions. I mentioned that I am hoping to go to Umm Qais, a small town with great views over Israel, the Jordan Valley ...

... soft, having done my fair share of camping, backpacking, TKD, and motorcycling. But Johnie's stories of the chaos, lawlessness and insecurity throughout Serbia and especially Belgrade during the war and then the 1999 bombing campaign shed the scales form my eyes. My activities were controlled simulations, miles away from the raw intensity which Western society has been striving (nobly, to be sure) to shelter us from for the last half century.<br ...

... and a half later we arrived in Amman and Adib picked us up...three dirty, stinky, tired ajnabat, haha. After we dropped Masashi and Yoichi off I tagged along while Adib bought these special Ramadan juices (aseer) for his family. Lesson learned: never drive a car downtown as there are NO spaces and it takes Jordanian magic to find a spot that can fit one's car half on the curb half in the street, totally diagonal.<br><br>When I finally got home I just chilled and ...

... taxi de berg op, naar het Ajlun kasteel (1 euri..). Bij het kasteel bleek dat de kaartverkoop onderaan de berg was, maar de suppoost vond ons zielig, dus mochten we dr gratis in. Kasteel was wel mooi, met rare gangen en doolhoven.<br><br>Bovenop de berg reed een toeristenbusje naar de kaartverkoop, dus wij liftten mee met een groep fransozen. Die naar de stad bleken te rijden met een tourbus, dus wij weer mee.. Bleken ze naar Jerash te gaan, en ja hoor, we mochten blijven ...

... da selv en minste dråpe i øyet svir noe forferdelig, mens huden tørker inn temmelig fort. 10-15 minutter i vannet for å ta de obligatoriske flytebildene med en bok i hendene var mer enn nok.<br><br>Etter en svipptur innom Israel og de palestinske områdene (se et annet sted for det), returnerte vi igjen til Jordan og Aqaba, en turistby i emning ved Rødehavet. Høydepunktene i sør-Jordan er imidlertid helt klart henholdsvis Petra ...

... also redesigned the country&#8217;s banknotes and discovered a rare iris through his passions for botany, geology and paleontology.<br> Khammash, who is of Palestinian origin, could live anywhere after establishing a solid reputation but he prefers Amman. &#8220;It&#8217;s like living on top of a wall. The Middle East slopes up from the Emirates to Aqaba and to Amman and then drops down steeply to the Rift valley. We are on the line between the Mediterranean and ...

... more just to save 10 EGP (less than $2), but it was ridiculous how cheap things were. Language Barrier - 35%. It was pretty tough getting along in English, not as bad as my trip to Hungary, but I would definitely brush up on some Arabic. You might also get your hotel or hostel to write things in Arabic for you to show your cab drivers where you need to go. I have picked up a couple of words, phrases, and the numbers. Fun Factor - 80%. We ...

... by a bunch of rocks and you could climb around and get good views and see what you wanted to see. Kristen and I went to go exploring and there was a tough part, so Kristen wanted me to go up first and then she would throw me the water bottle she was carrying. She did not make a very good toss...and the water bottle fell, only coming high enough to barely touch my finger tips...it landed next to, within about a foot and a half, of a dead goat head... That's a ...