https://www.jtalbot.com/tags/spices/ Recent content in Spices on jtalbot/blog Hugo en-US Copyright 2005-2026 jtalbot - CC BY-SA 4.0 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:45:00 -0600 https://www.jtalbot.com/blog/amman-jordan/ Sat, 04 Feb 2023 22:30:00 -0700 https://www.jtalbot.com/blog/amman-jordan/ <figure class="alignright landscape"> <a href="images/PXL_20230203_155157936.jpg" data-lightbox="images" data-title="Another Sweet Marriott Suite"> <img loading="lazy" src="images/PXL_20230203_155157936.jpg" alt="a woman stands between sliding doors at the entrance to the working area of a hotel suite complete with desk, table, couches, etc." /> </a> <figcaption> <p>Another Sweet Marriott Suite</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>Driving into Amman was an interesting experience. It&rsquo;s a big city. It&rsquo;s a modern city with skyscrapers. All the buildings are white and/or glass. We wound around the city until we arrived at the Marriott Amman. It&rsquo;s a very nice hotel, but there are very few properties that can compare favorably to where we stayed last night (the Al Manara in Aqaba). That was really something. The staff here in Amman were extremely generous. Not only did they upgrade us to a suite, but they also provided a gift card to eat free at one of the on-site restaurants. We went to the sports bar and had a reall good hamburger before heading off to bed.</p>