Geez, this time has FLOWN by!
But on our last day here, we had some great experiences!
This morning, Halley and I tried to sleep in, but the people in the apartment above us decided to rearrange their furniture at 6 a.m. so that really didn't happen.
Once we were all up, fed and dressed, we went up to the Citadel, the ancient city of Amman. It was really neat! There were Roman, Greek and early Islamic ruins. And some absolutely STUNNING views of Amman, the city built on seven hills.
In this picture you can see the Roman amphitheater we went to on the first day we were here!
That's Mom, Halley and I standing among some of the ruins, we weren't sure if they were Greek or Roman though, but the columns were ENORMOUS.
In the foreground of this one you can see what looks sort of like a hand and an elbow, these are believed to have been part of a statue of Hercules, it was thought to be over 13 meters (roughly 43 feet) high!
There was a museum there too, and let me just say, Jordanian museums are a bit different than American museums...
They're not NEARLY as strict!
After the citadel we did a little shopping and ate some lunch before heading back to the house to get ready to leave. Now we're just packing things up and getting organized before we head to the airport in an hour or so.
Tonight we fly out from Amman to Cairo around 8:15 p.m. and then fly out from Cairo around midnight and arrive in Bangkok just after lunchtime on Wednesday the 29th. Monica is planning on meeting us at the airport and spending a few days in Bangkok with us until we go to Pattaya on Friday.
It's going to be a busy week, but I feel like it's going to be well worth it!
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