Today, we went out again with my friend's family friend and today, we went over to dinner at their house. We took a tour of their beautiful garden with countless herb and fruit trees and then headed inside to have one of the best meals that I have had so far in Jordan. It is called Musakhan, an incredibly delicious Palestinian dish of baked chicken and onions with sumac and an assortment of other spices and served over tabboon bread and you eat it with your hands. It is even sometimes considered the national dish of Palestine. After dinner, we sat on the porch and sipped mint tea and had some really nice conversations. We then went and visited the King Abdullah Mosque, the biggest mosque in Amman which has a capacity of 3,000. We then headed to The Boulevard, this huge new complex/mall with a huge outside walking area between these many shops with lots of lights and fountains. It was so nice walking around and then we stopped to get dessert. We had Aish al Suraya, a traditional Middle Eastern dessert and also a Nutella cookie with vanilla ice cream. We walked around and admired the beautiful modern architecture and the new storefronts and then headed home. Another really beautiful day.
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Charisse
7/21/2016 10:28:29 am
Sophia - Thank you for continuing to share such beautiful photos and snippets from your experiences in Jordan! The food snapshots alone illustrate how bountiful and rich these shared experiences must be for you and your friends. Keep posting!
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Mustafa
8/27/2016 07:31:35 am
Yummy. Made my mouth water reading the descriptions and seeing the beautiful pictures of all that delicious food.
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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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