Today, two of my friends on the trip and I headed out to spend time with one of my friends's Jordanian family friend who had really kindly invited us to spend the morning with her in downtown. We headed for brunch at Shams-al-Balad, one of the best and most well known restaurants in Amman and it was fortunately open even during Ramadan. It was so cute and reminded me of something I might find in San Francisco; there were lots of mason jars and everything was seasonal and farm-to-table. It was interesting because when we pulled up, I thought it was closed because the windows were covered with brown paper, but it turned out that the windows were just covered because if restaurants want to be able to serve food during Ramadan, you can't be able to see anyone eating from the outside. We ordered many different Jordanian breakfast items and enjoyed the really fresh and tasty meal. We then headed down to the Balad, or the Downtown Amman Area by walking down this beautiful stairway covered in colorful umbrellas! We walked through the downtown area for a while and saw a really cool book stand and shops selling traditional dresses. We then headed to Wild Jordan, a restaurant/viewpoint/artisan goods store/wilderness trip planning center. First and foremost though, it had incredibly beautiful views of Amman. We then took a scenic drive back and passed the US Embassy, which was way bigger than expected. It was ginormous and there was so much security and even a couple of SWAT cars outside. You weren't allowed to take any pictures or even park within a 2 block radius of the embassy! Anyway, we headed back and headed to Madaba in the afternoon, which will be the subject of another post.
معسلامة!! صفية
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We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. !أهلا و ساهلاHi! I'm Sophia, a high schooler from the San Francisco Bay Area. I received a scholarship through the State Dept. to study Arabic in Jordan in the summer of 2016. Categories
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