Amman -Day 14 Sightseeing in the morning

Today we cruised around Jordan. We went to the market downtown, Jabal el Qala an old ruin on the highest hill, and a peek into the old Roman Amplitheatre. All of this was before 1pm. Then we went to the hotel, refreshed and went to Suha's Computer Clubhouse. Here's a few select pictures of the morning:

panoramic shot of Jabal El Qala


the other half...imagine them together


Ancient stonework. Looked like the tree of life to me


Some more ancient stonework. The Jordanians have been restoring sections of all of their historical sites. I believe this is mostly in order to maintain the ruins and keep them from deteriorating, but there are also reconstructed areas that have been done to show the original look of the place. You may see a building with a dome on it in this section of pictures. The dome is a modern structure fitted over the building to a) protect it and b) demonstrate how they believe it looked 2000 years ago. Unfortunately, the modern masonry is inferior to the ancient stonework and in many areas it is quite obvious that it has been retouched.

A zesty panoramic of the ruins


Meredith by a ruined building in Jordan

Meredith and Lynn walking down the mountain toward the Amplitheatre


a shot at the Amplitheatre. We didn't feel like paying to go in as we were already walked out for the morning.


We had lunch in a little restaurant above the street. It was the day they sentenced one of Sadam's main henchmen to death. We did a wee bit of shopping after lunch and I got a few nice trinkets for my lady friends back home (Rrrraaar!)