Most people travel to Jordan from Israel overland, but I had to take a flight in order to avoid the Jordanian entry stamp, basically showing that I had been to Israel before, in order to still be allowed into Lebanon and UAE the next few weeks and months. So I took a rather annoying (but cheap) flight with Aegean airlines via Athens and arrived in Amman in the middle of the night. As tiring as this trip was – I was very glad to in the end arrive in Jordan, where on my first walk around Amman I was greeted by friendly locals with a „welcome to Jordan“ everywhere I went. Yes, I felt very welcome here from the beginning!
After catching up on some sleep, I decided to explore Amman – heading to the ruins of the Roman theater first. The theater is really quite impressive, even after having seen quite a few of these in the past. There were lots of school kids around – I guess on excursion from school – who all wanted selfies with me. Entertaining and fun at first, a little tiring after a while! This is something I should experience a lot over the first days in Amman and its surroundings.
From the theater, I made my way up to the citadel on the hill – a bit of a climb but well worth it for the views over the city! I spent some time exploring the ruins and taking in the views in all directions before heading back down to the famous restaurant Hashem’s, where I was meeting Bryn, an American girl who I knew from Utila, Honduras back in 2012. It was fun catching up and we stuffed ourselves with delicious hummus, falafel and other things – Hashem’s is hereby definitely recommended! 🙂
I also visited the biggest mosque of the city – the Grand Husseini Mosque and walked through the markets and little streets of Amman. While Amman is not an easy city for pedestrians (lots of hills, not many side-walks), I really liked how you would find cool street art and cute little cafes everywhere. Certainly worth spending a day or two here!
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