It was a full day of travel to get to Amman Jordan. We got a scare the night earlier when we tried to check in online. The website said ticket problems. We called to the Royal Jordanian and were told the tickets were suspended. Their accents were so thick that we could not be sure. She said she would email us a form that we needed to complete and send back with a copy of my passport. We were then required to wait two hours and call back and see if it worked. Thank god it worked but we were still leery so we got to the airport early. It was a smooth check in and we had a fine time in the lounge. We boarded without issues and landed in Amman around 3 PM. Out driver was waiting and we were in the Grand Hyatt with ease. We saw herds of goats on the side of the highway, bent trees, camels and a wide variety of different vehicles on the highway. The Hyatt was a bit silly as we thought we were getting an upgrade but putting us in a smoking room is no upgrade! So we moved from 106 to 710.
Watching the waves as we taxi for take off
Larnaca from the sky
It is actually pretty large
Gaining altitude
Fancy coffee anyone
The crown
What to choose?
A bit hazy
The square shadow of a square cloud
A small valley with green
A bit hazy
A very nice airport
Growing crops in greenhouses on the left and rows on the right
These trees are all bending a bit. There was a better shot that I missed...it is an Ikea in the background
Goats everywhere
The white walls of Amman
Oddly placed rocks on the side of the road
Buildings as far as we could see
A bride getting help into the car
We are next to the Blue Mosque
We were "upgraded" to the deluxe room poolside. We went outside to take some pictures and saw cigarettes butts everywhere
It turns out the deluxe rooms allow smoking so we changed to the 7th floor
Some large buildings off in the distance
Great view
We always get t he club access when it is available. This was our dinner
Fish chicken little sandwiches and duty free GnT's
Busy busy in the banquet room
So many chafing dishes
Walls of beads
Biggie! We met him at the front desk and then again in the club. He was great to talk to and gave us many insights into the local customs
The beads from up close
From between the rows of beads
