Our Trip to Jordan

Jordan was a place very different from Cairo. There were fewer people, the country was far cleaner, the roads were well-maintained, there were hills, and liquor stores could be seen on streets and in the grocery stores. (Alcohol was also served in most of the restaurants we ate at.) Tiny compared to Egypt (3 or 4 million versus 70 or 80 million), Jordan also benefits from not having to deal with overpopulation. The war in Iraq has been a particularly big boon to the country with many businesses and contractors using Jordan as a stopover on their way to Iraq. Much like Alexandra, it provided a welcome contrast to Cairo though, in the end, I must admit I still prefer the Mother of the World to either place.

We stayed with our friends Kip and Kari, who we met at the job fair last year. As for the rest of the story, I’ll let the pictures and the captions do the work.