Amman - walking tour

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We started the morning with a walking tour of Amman and the mosque behind our hotel which had woken us at 4.30am. Having seen a fair few mosques already this was nothing new or particularly special. We then walked back into the city centre and up to the citadel, which was more interesting, being a mix of different ruins from various periods.

We had an early lunch there before walking back up the long hill to the hotel. After a short break we split up again, half of us heading out to Jerash, a well-preserved Roman city some 45 minutes out of town.

I suppose it was similar to Palmyra - more buildings were preserved, but the setting was not quite as interesting. still, it took a good two hours to walk around.

After returning to the hotel the Syrian-group joined together to go out to the "Mecca Mall" a modern shopping mall in a newly developed part of the city. More Western food was consumed along with a visit to Starbucks, the last vestiges of various Syrian stomach bugs were still affecting some people.
We then returned to the hotel for more silly card games.

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Photos

Jerash at sunset
Temple of Artemis, Jerash