On to Amman, Jordan

We got up at 5am this morning to make our flight to Amman.  It took less than 40 minutes.  We were greeted by our guide/driver for the next 5 days.  He rushed us off to our first sight in Amman, the Citadel. 
If you would like to know the timeline of who was in charge when (and this goes for most of the areas we have visited), please review the next 4 photos - other wise skip to the 5th photo.

Ruins of the Temple of Hercules.  At least that is what they decided to call it after finding the colossal hand - picture later.

 A distant view of the Roma Theatre built during the reign of emperor Marcus Aurelius.

 Here is the giant hand - along with another body part.

 A sample showcase from the museum.

 A chain set of amour - but they got the head on backwards!

These were for burials.  I don't think they have found anything like this elsewhere.

 A view of the Byzantine basilica.

 New city view.  That has got to be one of the biggest flags I have ever seen.

 The giant water cistern.

 Inside the basilica and other details.

 The Roman theatre closeup.

Attached to the theatre was the Folklore Museum & Museum of Popular

Traditions

 Then on to our hotel.  We stopped on the way to pick up some Schawarma.  One serving would have been plenty for the two of us.  Our room wasn't ready - so they kindly let us take our food into the restaurant and eat at a table.  After a rest we left the hotel around 5:30 to explore the nearby streets.

Local supermarket.  Look familiar?

Wall art near us.

Our new best friends.  This coffee shop was a few doors down.  The guy below makes the coffee.  The guy in the red vest (It says 911 coffee on it)  solisists business from the busy street.  Cabs often stop by.  Red vest takes their order and cash and goes inside to fill it and bring it back to the cab.

 He gave Mike some free coffee.  He wanted to make me something also - but I don't like coffee.

A fun place for kids.

We crossed over a pedistrian overpass and took some shots.

 They were still there on our way back!