Mosque Directly Behind Our Hotel

The Only Frustration of the Entire Trip

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April 12th 2014
Geo: 31.9494, 35.9329While our hotel was located across from the Church of St. John the Baptist, it was also equidistant from a mosque, from which the 4:30am call to prayer was loud and clear. While both K and I were at least slightly jarred away, Anna slept through it completely. Trying to force ourselves onto the new time zone (seven hours different than Virginia) and not lose any time, we g ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more