Day 15 From Petra to Amman , the capital city
I’ve already spent 2 days in Petra . According to the schedule, I will visit the little Petra , to get a closer look at the Bedouins people. However the weather was so bad. It kept raining. So I gave up this trip and went to Amman early in the morning.
I took a 20 seats mini bus. The fair was only 5JD. The travailing distance was 200 odd km. So it took almost 3 hour to reach Amman .
The bus ran about its midway, it stopped to a road side store so that passengers could go to the toilets or could have a cigarette. At this time, just next to our bus, another bus came. But I noticed that there were all women on board. And I looked back to my bus, and there were all men. I guess, they separated different genders into different bus?? Amman , as compared to the other Jordanian cities, it is huge. As I hopped off the bus, a taxi driver approached me. Where you go? He asked. Palace Hotel. Amman Palace Hotel? I said, yes, but how much? 5 he offered. 2 I replied. 3 OK? I hopped on.
Anyway he was quite nice. As all the other drivers will do, he gave his name and phone number to me. I said if I need his service I will call him. I didn’t lie.
And as we chatted, he said this is an expensive hotel. I thought that I only booked cheap hotels. How come it was an expensive one? Very soon we arrived the Amman Palace Hotel. The man over the reception counter looked at me and said was it ‘Palace’ or ‘ Amman Palace ’ Hotel. Then I was confused. I took out the booking confirmation and checked. It was ‘Palace’ but not’ Amman Palace ’. Luckily the taxi driver was still with me. So we clarified everything he then brought me to the right place.
This made me think of a Stephen Chow’s 007 movie. In the movie, he was going to meet some body at the Peninsula tea café, but he went to the Peninsula Hotel!
Any way it was a nice small hotel, old but clean. The main thing was that it was right in the heart of down town Amman . Everything was so convenience. I took a little rest, and then I started my programme.
Today I will visit the Roman Theatre . It was built in the 2nd century AD when this area was a part of the Roman Empire . It could accommodate some 6000 people sit in. I always wonder that why did the Romans built huge theatres whenever they conquered a place? You should know that in those days 6000 means the whole population of the city.
Rows and rows of columns are indispensable for Romans’ architecture. Not surprisingly, I could see these stuffs right stand in front of the theatre.
On the way to the theatre, there were many shops selling souvenirs. It seems that I was in Cat Street of Sheung Wan
On the 2 wings of the theatre, there was a museum displaying popular tradition of people living in this area many many years ago.
After that, it was still early so I went up to the Citadel. This will be a one day visit. I went up there just wanted to know its exact location.
It was dinner time, I found a restaurant, and it was not far away from the Roman theatre. I could tell that they must be very famous in fried chicken. But I didn’t want chicken I’d like lamb. So I asked. The waiter didn’t really get what I wanted. So he led me to the kitchen. Unlike Chinese kitchen, this one was on the outside and it was an open one.
He showed me what he’d got. I ordered a lamb ribs in soup, grill mutton with salad and rice.
That ribs in soup was very tender. I reckon I will try it again.
In this small restaurant, there was a half 2nd floor (what do you call this), just like the old style Chinese restaurant (Cha Lau, tea house), all women and children will be sitting up there. However men with family can also sit up there. That means women were not allowed to sit downstairs.
To morrow I will join a day tour to Madaba.
Time was flying. This is the last stop of my middle east trip.
Anyway ……
Cya.
1st a good dinner in a small restaurant
2nd museum of popular tradition
3rd Roman theatre
4th Amman down town
I’ve already spent 2 days in Petra . According to the schedule, I will visit the little Petra , to get a closer look at the Bedouins people. However the weather was so bad. It kept raining. So I gave up this trip and went to Amman early in the morning.
I took a 20 seats mini bus. The fair was only 5JD. The travailing distance was 200 odd km. So it took almost 3 hour to reach Amman .
The bus ran about its midway, it stopped to a road side store so that passengers could go to the toilets or could have a cigarette. At this time, just next to our bus, another bus came. But I noticed that there were all women on board. And I looked back to my bus, and there were all men. I guess, they separated different genders into different bus?? Amman , as compared to the other Jordanian cities, it is huge. As I hopped off the bus, a taxi driver approached me. Where you go? He asked. Palace Hotel. Amman Palace Hotel? I said, yes, but how much? 5 he offered. 2 I replied. 3 OK? I hopped on.
Anyway he was quite nice. As all the other drivers will do, he gave his name and phone number to me. I said if I need his service I will call him. I didn’t lie.
And as we chatted, he said this is an expensive hotel. I thought that I only booked cheap hotels. How come it was an expensive one? Very soon we arrived the Amman Palace Hotel. The man over the reception counter looked at me and said was it ‘Palace’ or ‘ Amman Palace ’ Hotel. Then I was confused. I took out the booking confirmation and checked. It was ‘Palace’ but not’ Amman Palace ’. Luckily the taxi driver was still with me. So we clarified everything he then brought me to the right place.
This made me think of a Stephen Chow’s 007 movie. In the movie, he was going to meet some body at the Peninsula tea café, but he went to the Peninsula Hotel!
Any way it was a nice small hotel, old but clean. The main thing was that it was right in the heart of down town Amman . Everything was so convenience. I took a little rest, and then I started my programme.
Today I will visit the Roman Theatre . It was built in the 2nd century AD when this area was a part of the Roman Empire . It could accommodate some 6000 people sit in. I always wonder that why did the Romans built huge theatres whenever they conquered a place? You should know that in those days 6000 means the whole population of the city.
Rows and rows of columns are indispensable for Romans’ architecture. Not surprisingly, I could see these stuffs right stand in front of the theatre.
On the way to the theatre, there were many shops selling souvenirs. It seems that I was in Cat Street of Sheung Wan
On the 2 wings of the theatre, there was a museum displaying popular tradition of people living in this area many many years ago.
After that, it was still early so I went up to the Citadel. This will be a one day visit. I went up there just wanted to know its exact location.
It was dinner time, I found a restaurant, and it was not far away from the Roman theatre. I could tell that they must be very famous in fried chicken. But I didn’t want chicken I’d like lamb. So I asked. The waiter didn’t really get what I wanted. So he led me to the kitchen. Unlike Chinese kitchen, this one was on the outside and it was an open one.
He showed me what he’d got. I ordered a lamb ribs in soup, grill mutton with salad and rice.
That ribs in soup was very tender. I reckon I will try it again.
In this small restaurant, there was a half 2nd floor (what do you call this), just like the old style Chinese restaurant (Cha Lau, tea house), all women and children will be sitting up there. However men with family can also sit up there. That means women were not allowed to sit downstairs.
To morrow I will join a day tour to Madaba.
Time was flying. This is the last stop of my middle east trip.
Anyway ……
Cya.
1st a good dinner in a small restaurant
2nd museum of popular tradition
3rd Roman theatre
4th Amman down town
Lily at 04/03/2010 11:31 am comment
Mor-law, I just can't recognize you. Oh, last we met was about 1972/73. Though we've changed much physically, including appearance, we are still as young as the days we were at 9/F. Mosquito regards to siu shan as well
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