On Saturday, 20 December we flew to Amman, capital city of Jordan, to commence our Middle East/Northern African holiday (2 weeks returning 3 Jan '08) . First impressions of Amman, the only major developed city in Jordan included: - hustling men wanted to 'help' with anything for a small fee; - stark landscape of limestone and sandstone rubble; - minimal vegetation except for the dust covered pine trees; and - bland white square apartment blocks. I guess this impression doesn't paint a pretty picture of the country, however we soon learnt that the people are incredibly friendly & helpful... and it was the middle of winter! Amman We saw the sites of Amman including a Roman theatre built in the 2nd Century AD and the Citadel which sits atop the highest of 20 hills in town. Of course we decided that it would be good for us to walk around the city to see the sites. Only later did we realise that Amman is built on 20 hills, so the walking involved a lot of up & down! ...