A Trip Down the Nile

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Day 3: Amman


I woke for breakfast at my hotel, the Marriott in Amman. We ate at Champions at the hotel and had a U.S. style breakfast meal of chocolate chip pancakes. I reluctantly ate one-eighth of my smoked fish, which is a more traditional breakfast item, and gave the remainder to one of the many feral street cats living outside the Marriott.
Off we went to the Archeology Museum, a small spot with over 8,000 years of Middle Eastern history! I saw skulls, elephant bones, bug-eyed statues and many other amazing wonders. There were gorgeous doorways transported to the museum from the Arab Castle of Qasr El-Tuba in the eastern dessert.
Next, we went downtown to shop. We found some delicious local olives and beautiful gold jewelry. Then we went to buy lunch at the street stands. We ate falafels and then stopped for strong, spiced coffee and honey cake. We went to the art gallery and stopped at the Darat el-Funum art gallery, which is next to the remains of the 6th century Byzantine church. We also stopped at the King Abdullah Mosque, an impressive Islamic monument. I used my respectful headscarf, which I had purchased in Egypt, and we all removed our shoes, as is the custom.

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