So I caught the new trend – everybody is making their Top 50 over Jordan these days : Kinzi, Nas, Farah, Ali, Roba and many many more.
And then there is Qwaider’s anti-social Top 50 – but that is another case…
So I am joining in – I thought I could use a breath of fresh air and a little reminder of why I like living in Jordan so much
Some of the points have been mentioned already, but good to know that we all enjoy some of the same things about this lovely country.
Here it goes….
- My wonderful friends in Jordan
- Humus, falafel and peoplewatching at Hashem’s
- Walking up and down the staircases in Jabal Amman
- Shawarma Reem
- Mansaf
- Always being greated with “Ahlan w Sahlan” wherever you go
- Books@cafe
- That “inshallah” is a perfectly meaningful answer for every question
- Knafa na3meh
- Zeinab’s fingers
- The beautiful wadis perfect for hiking
- Sunset at the Dead Sea Panorama
- Real Chinese food at the Chinese restaurant behind Books@
- That everybody breaks out in dance whenever music is turned on
- Rainbow Street
- Wild Jordan
- The peace and adventure you find in Wadi Rum
- Wadi Mujib
- The eastern desert – the castles and the people there
- That you can choose how Arabic/Western you want your day to be – everything is within reach in Amman.
- Random Arabic conversations with taxi drivers – they provide excellent practice
- Peoples’ appreciation of foreigners trying to learn Arabic
- Queen Rania
- The interesting and developing art scene in Amman
- Fresh bread for no money
- The corn guy with his cart on the street
- Las Tapas
- Cruising around for no particular reason
- That people are so easy to meet
- That no matter how hard things get, and even though people complain about everything – people will always look on the bright side
- How rain can always be a surprise – and how the streets are flooded after 5 minutes
- That Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut is within reach for a long weekend trip.
- Going biking in the beautiful north or the Jordan Valley
- That even people who have nothing are so kind and generous
- The bond that people have with their families
- Swimming and tanning in Aqaba
- The wonderful weather
- Ras al Abed
- Fridays at Jara Souk
- That everything can be delivered in Jordan – perfect for lazy days.
- The gas truck melody
- Dabka
- That Jordanian time is a concept that everybody adheres to.
- Hamoudeh’s DVD’s
- Mashawi
- Playing Frisbee in Hussein Park
- Horseback riding on the farms off Airport Road
- Standing at the top of the monastary at Petra and looking out on the land
- Buying coffee from Starbucks and then driving to a lookout to enjoy it there
- Muz bi-l-halib
Peace – over and out.
