My friend Gillian going native: trying on an antique headdress at the famous Al-Afghani Bazaar, Amman. We managed to find quite a few treasures here; more about them in an upcoming post.
Downtown Amman, Jordan is filled with an Aladdin's Cave of delights. Among them: freshly brewed Arabic coffee.
Take your pick of flavours and spices, including the ever-popular cardamon.
Roasting coffee beans.
A vendor carries a brass teapot and tray of glasses past stalls of knitted hats and scarves.
Sugarcane juice, anyone? This gentleman kindly agreed to pose for a photograph.
Crossing the street.
Traditional dresses trimmed with teal designs.
Red embroidery and cross-stitches accent these dresses.
Window display featuring traditional designs.
Bolts of neatly-stacked fabric in a tailor's shop.
Gillian and Julian at the Gold Market.
Feeling lucky? Here's your chance to play the numbers.
An old hotel that's seen better days. On one building in Amman, a sign proclaims "Life could be better."
A variety of tempting perfume oils.
King Hussein Mosque.
PS love the shots of men in Western attire from the neck down and Arabic headdress.
Posted by: Dutchbaby | 20 March 2010 at 13:31
Love the Chorus-Line style mannequins, especially the blue lineup. Yes looks like Eucalyptus. Many in California are being uprooted because they are destroying the native flora with the oils they exude in their perimeter. Yes, we had too many, but I do hope they leave some of each variety.
Posted by: Dutchbaby | 20 March 2010 at 13:29
Hooray! New photos! And glorious -- I feel as though I'm traveling when I follow you! Those teal dresses. I'd love every one. They'd look ghastly on me, but oh, just hanging on the closet door they'd be a treat!
Posted by: jeanie | 18 March 2010 at 00:22
Gill, everytime I go there, I'm planning my next trip. Something about the country has always felt like home to me. So glad you love it too!
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 16 March 2010 at 12:49
Beautiful photos and a great trip.
Posted by: Marilyn | 15 March 2010 at 23:07
Oh to be there again. I don't know if this is how you felt about Amman when you went there for the first time...but I just loved it there. William!!! A gem!!! Love that man!!!
And the shopping, food & good company. We must do this trip yearly. (I know you have another one coming up, I can't afford you! lol)
xoxo
Great shots of the dresses, I still wish we'd had more time to buy dresses!!! I shall wire you some $$$ for the next time you go :)
Posted by: Gillian, wow, I went to Petra!!! | 15 March 2010 at 22:08
What an amazing experience this must have been for all of you! I hope to join you one day!
Posted by: RD | 15 March 2010 at 20:02
I love that there are a million pictures of the same streets.
Posted by: Donna | 15 March 2010 at 18:52
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful pictures in an area of the world my husband and I find fascinating and can't wait to visit.
Posted by: Elizabeth Rhiannon | 15 March 2010 at 18:05
Fabulous, Tara!
I make Arabic coffee (only we call it Moorish coffee) so when you're visiting.......
The tree looks like a eucalyptus tree. Makes me nostalgic for both that part of the world and California!
xoxoxox
Posted by: Colette | 15 March 2010 at 17:29
the Mosque is just gorgeous. and to run my hand, over one of those gorgeous scarves... sigh.
waving to gillian*
xo
Posted by: christina | 15 March 2010 at 16:53
Could it be ... that tree looks very much like an Australian eucalypt? I'd imagine the climate would be perfect. Thank you for your always gorgeous shots.
Posted by: Cherie | 15 March 2010 at 15:43
gorgeous photos, all of them. so pleased the trip was a huge success for you
:)
Posted by: leonie wise | 15 March 2010 at 12:19