Saturday was the last full day of the trip and our only full day in Amman, and my main goal was to not have any of us arrested... King Alex is always a hilarious security threat...
We decided to take it slow with no real expectations other than shopping and walking. We took ubers to Rainbow street and spent a couple of hours loading up on... crap. Beth and I did find one nice piece that we bought but otherwise most of the stuff was pretty rough or cheap.
We walked east on Rainbow street, taking in all the colourful displays of it's namesake, then we dropped into the market area surrounding the Grand Husseini Mosque.
We browsed and bought - spices, snacks - and got chastised for nibbling in public on Ramadan... stupid tourists! But come on, Jordan almonds, in Jordan!
We weaved our way back up the hill towards the rainbow street area and had lunch at one of the tourist approved restaurants that could serve food (it wasn't as hard as getting food during Shabbat in Jerusalem!) - the Amman Roots Restaurant & Cafe that also had a great view (lol).
Another hour of walk and shop and we were ready to head back to the hotel via Uber. Kim and Beth had scheduled massages, while Alex and I checked out the spa/hot tub area. It was ok - noisy but it did the trick!
After dinner, we had a final round of Euchre before returning to pack. I had the alarm set for 1am - the start time for the Raptors game 1 matchup with Philly. In what should have been a snoozer (they got killed, but I couldn't fall asleep!), it wasn't long after the game ended that we had to head to the lobby to start our long return home...
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