Days 193 and 194: Two More Days in Amman

I spent two more days in Amman after the day trips.

On the first day, I walked to the King Abdullah I Mosque since it was closer to the Battuta Hostel than the other hostels. The mosque has a huge dome that’s very impressive. Other than that I didn’t find anything else interesting.

After I checked in at The Cabin hostel again, I met up with Pavle and we went to the Darat al Funun - The Khalid Shoman Foundation. It’s an art museum, but we didn’t see much because the workers were busy putting on a new exhibition. There was only one small gallery that contained a few paintings. Pavle and I ended up chilling at the cafe inside the museum and waited for Kasia to meet us.

When Kasia arrived, the three of us went to the Sign Museum. It’s a small museum that’s right by The Cabin hostel. I didn’t even notice it this whole time.

The Sign Museum contained many signs and posters in Arabic. I didn’t understand any of it, but it was cool to walk around inside.

Next, we decided to try knafeh, a sweet dessert made with cheese, dough, and syrup. The best place to get it is at Habibah Sweets. It’s a quite famous place and recommended to us by ChatGPT. To me, it was just an OK dessert. Not my favorite.

At night, I met up with Brendan again. This time, I brought along Xiaohan, the Chinese-Canadian I had met in Cyprus who is staying at the same hostel as me. The three of us had dinner at a seafood restaurant. It might be the last time I’ll see Brendan on this trip.

The next day, I booked a Jett bus ticket from Amman to Petra and three nights stay at Nomads Hotel since my Jordan Pass allowed me to visit Petra for three days. I also applied for an Egyptian eVisa for $25 online. Additionally, I helped Pavle book his roundtrip bus tickets to Petra as well. Other than that, I didn’t do much and stayed at the hostel the whole day.

This morning, Pavle and I took the 6:30 bus to Wadi Musa, a village that’s next to Petra. We will go to Petra tomorrow.

On the way to the King Abdullah I Mosque

King Abdullah I Mosque

Another view of the mosque

The large dome of the mosque

Mosque and the sun

More cool murals in Amman

Roman columns at the Darat al Funun - The Khalid Shoman Foundation

The view from the Darat al Funun

The art gallery

Cafe view at the museum

Knafeh, a sweet Middle Eastern dessert

At the Sign Museum

Inside the Sign Museum

Arabic posters

Me, Pavle, and Kasia

The view of one of the busiest street intersections in Amman from the Sign Museum

One of many shops that sell gold jewelries