Ammanized: June 2012

Every time I pass this little garage I have the urge to go open the door and see what's behind it.

This one actually looks more like him than the one I posted before.

Lunch break in Petra with ayran (or shenina as it's called in here) from Amman & rye bread and a good friend from Finland.

Even after all these months I am not quite used to this amount of visually expressed love for the King and the Country.

The pool was closed because of a wedding arrangements, but he just ran straight in - and out. Got to like his style.

I found this little shop selling lingerie right next to the Islamic Fashion stores. Did not buy anything though.

It wasn't what I expected at all.

More pictures from Damascus published by Vihreä Lanka -mag behind this link or this link (with an intro in Finnish)

Giraffes are my favorite animals. Unicorns and camels are also in top ten.

King Abdullah II also inspires arts and crafts.

If you happen to park in front of an art gallery in Jabal Weibdeh, it can even pay off not to have washed your car.

It's hard to understand why someone would spend 350 million USD to build a landmark as distasteful as Le Royal.

In my opinion the owner of this horse-drawn carriage in Aqaba is taking his love for King Abdullah a little bit too far.

This time we stayed in a tiny hotel room in Aqaba City. The view at night was very different from South Beach.

Somebody's heart was broken.

Jerash (Gerasa of Antiquity) is one of the largest and best preserved Roman city in the Middle East.

Poor millipede.

In the late afternoon the peaceful roof terrace of Zeituna House in the Old City of Damascus is a good place to read.

Late King Hussein (1935 - 1999) is still very much present - in a picture form. These are by a mosque on my home street.

Not only the boys but also the men selling fruits and vegetables are very friendly in Abdali. And their products are amazing!

But I wonder: if you just keep floating, could you eventually end up on the the other side of the Dead Sea?