Week 2 in Jordan: Amman and day trips in all directions
Here I am on my last day in Jordan, at the same Art Café where I wrote the first blog :-) Seems to be my creative place. And I can’t believe it’s already my last day in Jordan! Time flew! So what have I done since I arrived back in Amman? Well the first day back I decided to do a day trip west: to the city of Madaba, the Dead Sea and Mount Nebo. Most people of the group were a bit lazy or preferred to stay in the city, so it was only Taylor and me who ventured west. First stop was the city of Madaba, which is known for some great archeological sites and especially for the mosaics that can be found there. We went first to the most famous one: a map of Jordan and the surrounding area on an old Orthodox Church floor. It was impressive, although the “translation map” was really needed to understand it. We were super lucky as we were nearly alone in the church. When we left, there were two big tour busses arriving, which just made the little church crazy crowded. We then went on for...