Hanging in Amman

Trip Start Apr 19, 2010

Trip End Jun 06, 2010

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Where I stayed

Al Waleed Hotel Amman

Jerusalem International Amman

Le Meridien Amman

Flag of Jordan Amman, Jordan
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

We came to Amman a day earlier than the tour was to begin with the idea to travel to Jerash to see the preserved Roman city however after seeing a ton of the Greco-Roman ruins in Turkey we decided to have a slow day in Amman. Since our tour listed a city tour on our last day we did not venture far from the hotel but we did go out in the morning for a walk in our neighbourhood. Well that was not too rewarding, this hotel is relatively new and is in a 'suburb' of the city. We walked out and soon realized we would see nothing but office buildings and highways so back to the hotel we went.

We spent the day lounging about the pool and recharging our batteries. It is interesting that the more upscale the hotel the more they want to 'nickel and dime' you to death. The Internet was free in all our hotels except for the Pyramsia in Cairo (another upscale place) but at the Le Meridien the cost was quite high thus the delay in posting our blog. This hotel used to have a Starbucks on site but it had been closed, so no coffee and no WiFi. I miss good coffee, you have two choices in the countries we have been so far, Turkish coffee or instant coffee. Turkish coffee for those uninitiated, is very strong sweet coffee that is consumed after the meal. It is not my drink. The instant is, well, instant coffee. The tea is equally brutal, tea in Turkey, could be used as a solvent. They brew a wickedly strong tea which you only fill to a third or half of your glass and then add hot water to cut the strength some - weak westerners!

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