A Day Exploring Amman, Jordan

The day begins with a lovely spread of breakfast at our hotel, The Crown Plaza. After meeting with our trip experience leader, Mahmoud, we head out for our tour of the city. Most of the buildings are made of limestone, making for a very white city landscape.

We spent the morning at Amman’s Citadel Archaeological Site which is a blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic ruins.

During Bible times it was called Rabbath-Ammon (King David’s time). The Romans called it Philadelphia (One of the cities of the Decapolis during Jesus’ time).
The Roman Temple of Hercules
Us amongst the ruins

The ruins of an early Christian church

After exploring the Citadel we walked around the older part of the city including walking through the old vegetable market.

Since Jordan is a Muslim country there are mosques.

The newest mosque in Amman
Coffee shops everywhere!

We finished our walk with lunch at a Chicken Shawarma place.

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  1. Susan's avatar Susan says:
    September 3, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    Once again thanks for sharing your adventure! So glad you’re getting to make this trip..

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    1. Illis!'s avatar Illis! says:
      September 4, 2023 at 3:46 pm

      The pictures are beautiful! The colors are gorgeous in the market.. Thanks for taking the time to post for us.

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