Amman 30/08/08

Steph always wakes early and even though she is quiet, I still find myself awake by 7am. "Blogs" is the first thing that comes to mind, I NEED to catch up on them! But trying to write is extremely difficult with wireless internet filtering in through the window...I don't get far :)

"Let's go to the old city for breakfast"

"Sounds good"

Hitting the city, having a nice feed and managing another brief glance at the Roman theater our interest in the city center very quickly dies. It's hot, busy and dusty, I'd much rather be lying at home relaxing.

Hailing a cab we realize that the Amman taxi drivers don't have clue about there city. We thought we had been unlucky with our last couple but a trend is definitely emerging...

We give the guy the street name...

Blank looks...

We show him on the map...

Blank looks...

Finally we try a travel agency to see if he can help out. Amman appears to be navigated by landmarks, not street names and after a brief discussion we think he knows where to go...

We are wrong :)

Time to get a hire car and try ourselves!

The process is amazingly simple and before we know it we zip off in our new set of wheels, very happy travelers :) Let's see if we can navigate the streets of Amman ourselves...

"Go down to the left. Straight along through three sets of traffic lights then turn left at the roundabout"

Sounded very simple but after three sets of traffic lights there's not a roundabout to be seen. Stopping every chance we get to ask directions we eventually locate our apartment, and it's not like a taxi would have gotten us there any quicker anyway ;)

Spending the afternoon lounging around it's down to Wild Jordan for dinner. What a choice! With views encompassing the city and a cool breeze blowing over the balcony the atmosphere couldn't be better. The menu consists of healthy, organic ingredients and with the price for all meals under €10 it's a bargain. If you ever find yourself in Amman and hungry, this is the place to head.

Feeling very content it's back to the apartment for a little writing then bed...