first impression of Jordan

Leaving the airport, the coach drove up the highway leading into Amman. The population of Jordan is at around 6 million, of which around 1.3 million live inside the Amman Governorate , and adding to the fact that Friday is the rest day for the week, which explains why that the road appears to be quite empty.

A peculiar observation about the city was that while the capital appears to be very modern, the architecture and building we saw were mostly of recent construction, for a country which has such rich history, there was an conspicuos absence of a wider spectrum of architecture from different era.

Amman Airport

more accurately, the Queen Alia International Airport.

after been travelling for almost twelve hours, we arrived at the Jordanian airport early in the morning. By comparison, this was one of the better airports we have been to: efficient, clean, air conditioned.
the suspended tensile fabric made the space less orthogonal, and definitely less intimidating than some of the other airports in the Middle East.

the air felt cool, refreshingly cool...