June 9, 2009 – Day 166 – Amman, Jordan

We checked out from the hostel and set out to the bus station with plans of going to Damascus today. We tried countless bus companies and all that we asked refused to take us to Damascus because we don’t already have Syrian visas.

The fruit market

The only company that will take us doesn’t have a bus til 9pm tonight and that just won’t work. Instead of being in Syria today, we had to go check back into our hostel and kill another day waiting for the morning bus that will “probably” take us to, if not Damascus, then at least the border.

On a high note, we did have a fantastic lunch at one of the best falafel places in Amman. We have been eating there almost every day but haven’t had a chance to mention it. The restaurant (Hasheem, off of Al-Amir Mohammed Street) is so good that on occasion the King and his family come to eat here.

Tasty and cheap

For a mere $2 USD (per person) you get a giant pile of arabic bread, foul, hummus, mint tea, and a generous pile of falafels. We were never able to finish all of the food they brought.