No thanks...not going there....

In 90 degree heat lots of covering insulates against the heat.  I didn't fully understand that

And the big chains are right there

Our hotel, the Le Meridien

Al Jazeera TV popular in Jordan originates in Qatar

Al Jazeera correspondents

The King Abdullah mosque built by grandson, King Hussein

Amman is quite an impressive city

Upscale residential area of Amman

Jordan is 93% Sunni Muslim as evidenced by many minarets and mosques

Three story Starbucks in Amman

Hubbly Bubbly.  Inhaling vapor of apple juice and tobacco.  I only saw it in movies before

Amman has many new tunnels to ease urban traffic

We came by a wedding at the hotel

Our very good friends Nihad and Tessia Safieh

Cory Erickson and Nihad Safieh

Nihad likes to serve the Sunday midday meal

Brother and sister Joseph and Christine...with Natasha, Christine's daughter

Farouk, Christine and Natasha

I was a guest at the Cosmopolitan Rotary Club at the Raddison Hotel in Amman.  On the left is Sirene Khurma who has worked in the Jordanian diplomatic corps and had been wife of Jordanian ambassador.  On the right is Annie Medzhagopian Abu Hanna, Executive Director the the Al-Hussein Society

Nihad

A special Sunday afternoon with the Safieh family who served the Mansaf, a special Jordanian dish consisting of lamb, rice, very thin bread and goat yoghurt

Farouk and Cory

Cory Erickson's friends Waddah and Patricia Daoudi

Joseph Safieh wroking in his father's footsteps

Farouk with son Gabriel

Cosmopolitan Rotary Club President Captain Jme'an presenting me the Club flag to take back to our club in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had formerly been King Hussein's personal pilot.  He has also been an airline pilot for many years flying L-1011's and 747's.

The distances to famous biblical sites were very small

Mount Nebo is revered by Christians, Jews and Muslims alike

View to the east of Mount Nebo

Next exit:  Mount Nebo and the Dead Sea!

A view of the Promised Land as seen by Moses
before he died

Inside of the church on top of Mount Nebo

The town of Madaba near Mount Nebo

On top of Mount Nebo