I know, pretty a-m-a-z-i-n-g. My friend Liz Hann took it from a distance...and it was not planned. Making it all the more wonderful...but I know what you are asking (besides, how am I so lucky to know this girl?), where am I?
My friends, I am at the Citadel in Amman, Jordan. This is the highest point of the city and located here are the remnants of the old cities that came before Amman. Amman dates all the way back to 3500 BC. Most notable city is Philadelphia, founded by Romans and occupied later on by Muslim dynasties. Around this sight you find the skeletons of an old mosque, including a old Turkish bath. In addition you find a Byzantine basilica, and athe temple of Hercules. Unfortunately, it was not a very well labeled area so I could barely tell what was what.
Within this lovely sight you find an Archaeology museum. And being a gigantic nerd, I adored it. We all did really. Within this sight, you find the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest statues in the world, a baby skeleton, and tools dating back to the Paleolithic period. We saw all of this for only 1JD.
This is not the oldest statue in the world. But it is still cool.
Despite the rain, we moved on to the old Roman amphitheater. It is pretty impressive. Then again, it is only the second amphitheater I have seen. From this sight, we moved on to see two museums which were more humble, but still nice. They displayed some scenes of Bedouin life and crafts. We saw some traditional dresses, ect. Also, we saw a mansaf dish.
What is mansaf? Here is a good description.
It is delicious, but made me a bit sick. This is also only one type of mansaf. It is usually all mixed together. But at the restaurant we ate, Jerusalem Restaurant, the meat was placed on top of the rice and you could put as much yogurt as you wished.
ok! I feel guilty for not posting recently, so I will write some more in the near future. Please note that you can access my second Facebook album, which shows more pictures of my weekend.
Right now, I am having trouble loading pictures. So you will have to enjoy the facebook album.
Salam,
Liz
Yummmmmm. Mansaf sounds delicious. Please ask them for a recipe.
ReplyDeleteI made asparagus in my slow cooker today but I went to the gym and accidentally overcooked it :( But it is still edible (I think), so I am eating it.
Now I understand your comment in my Rome photo album! Bahaha.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful picture!
How do I look at the second facebook album? Also, I saw that you were on Skype, and I tried to send you a message but I think I did it wrong.
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