Amman
Roman ampitheatre in center of Old Amman
The Temple of Hercules ruins on Citadel Hill
Mosque on the Roman ruins
Home in Amman - le Meridian Hotel
The lobby of the Meridiam
View from my room on 7th floor
My office building across the street from the hotel
Our office for managing the design of the Basrah Children's Hospital
Driving around town. Excellent roads and infrastructure.
Mansion in the high rent suburbs
Beautiful family home
Typical upper middle class home
Another mansion
Queen Noor's handicraft center showroom
Bedroom on display
Furniture and other wares
Dining room stuff
Another bedroom
King Abdullah and Queen Rania - extremely popular and beloved. This is their wedding photo from 1993.
And, the royal family today. Still immensely popular and influencial all over the world.
The local Safeway store
Checkout registers. Ultra modern, even with an escalator to the second floor.
Just like home
Final look
Local nuts and candy store
Candy and sweets store
Same store with pastries right out of the oven
My favorite kabob cafe spot for lunch
Local jewelry is ultra chic
Another example of local and popular artistry
A shop in the gold suk in old Amman.
Amman's only golf course. Dirt fairways and oiled sand "greens". Caddie lays down a small patch of astro turf under your ball for hitting off the dirt fairways.
Faye packs up all the little Arabs for transport back to Italy and the States for our use and as gifts.