Amman, JORDAN

Amman, the modern yet ancient capital of Jordan, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The city's modern buildings blend well with the remnants of that of ancient civilizations who called this place home. Gleaming white houses on the hills, kebab stalls with roasting meat, and tiny cafes.....oh and many shoes stores with great bargains on very well designed footwear. Rich Arabian coffee, desserts made of a soft white cheese sandwiched between paper-thin pastry casings, smothered in a sweet clear syrup and topped with crumbled pistachios....oh those Arabian nights in Jordan.

You'll be surprised how developed this city is with a good part of the city being very developed, really nice houses, lots of expensive cars on the road, and yet a fair deal of ancient ruins and less ancient buildings still standing.

People are nice, stuff is cheap - great shoes for good bargain prices, and the normal wake up call from the mosque at 4:30am. I really like Amman!