On a trip like this, you need down-time to recharge and balance the long journeys and sightseeing. Amman was perfect for this. We were not sure what to expect in Amman, but it certainly was the ideal place to kick back and recharge. It is a very hilly city with various Roman ruins. However you wouldn't come here for sightseeing. Rather it has wonderful food, and is very quiet and ideal for walking, especially in comparison to somewhere like Cairo. It also has a number of English language bookshops which allowed the children to restock their reading material. We spent three days here, walking and stopping at various cafes for some wonderful food. Our favourite was Cafe Hashem where we had breakfast every morning. The menu was the same every day, but the food was divine - hummous, foul (made from fava beans), baba ganoosh, falaffel, spicy chilly sauce, fresh bread, a salad of tomatoes and onions and sweet mint tea. Any city where raw onions are a part of a nutritious breakfast gets my vote.
Way to go! This looks absolutely scrumptious!
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