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But, later found out that although It was originally built in 2nd century AD, in the reign of Antoninus Pius, most of what you can see now is a reconstruction from This theatre would have been used for religious performances, animal bating and the famous Gladiator battles although there is no evidence of this.

Opening times are 8am til 6pm in Nov-April, in Summer 8am This is one of the oldest parts of Amman so you must stop and admire some of the old stone houses and villas in the area. I loved the thriving atmosphere down this street and the boutique shops and galleries were luring me in.

Note that many of the shops are closed in the evening time. The best place I stopped here, however, was Mr Lollies! It was an incredible ice cream parlour with ice creams in all different colours, quite fitting for Rainbow Street. The way it works is you choose your lolly flavour, then you can choose to have it dipped in chocolate and then add lots of sweets, colourful cereal or sprinkles! I decided to go for a Rasberry lolly, dipped in milk chocolate with colourful cereal!

Lollies is open from Located a little far out of the centre, the King Abdullah II mosque is well worth the journey. Constructed in , it was built as a memorial by King Hussein for his grandfather. You will need to enter through the visitor centre and pay to enter. The kind ladies in the visitor centre will greet you and make sure you have a robe which covers you from head to toe! Ladies, make sure your hair is hidden under the hood to show respect. You will then be ready to explore.

I think my jaw hit the floor when I saw the ceiling of this place! You will see a large blue dome painted with lines of gold and stained glass windows. I loved the mosque lamps that hung from the ceiling and the whole room had a lovely aura to it. The shop owners here are quite entertaining with their tactics to reel you in.

People will say hello all the time and call you over to visit their shop! I actually decided to buy my Jordan scarf here as I knew that Petra prices would be through the roof. There are many different kinds of scarves by quality so I would choose wisely.

I was told that you can tell the quality of a Jordan scarf from the fabric, sewing design and the trim around the edges. I always love sampling local cuisine and Sufra, at the end of Rainbow Street, do Jordanian food really well. I have to admit, I struggled big-time with choosing what I wanted from their menu.

There was simply so much choice! Air fares peak in the periods surrounding major Islamic holidays such as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, when thousands — or, in the case of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, millions — of people are on the move. For weeks before the hajj which takes place in July until , whole planes get block-booked for pilgrims on many routes into the Middle East — not just flights into Saudi Arabia, but also connections via Jordan and neighbouring countries.

For two weeks after the pilgrimage, few planes out of the region have spare capacity. Another consideration when thinking about the best time to travel to Jordan is, of course, Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.

Dates change each year and for , it falls in April. It pays to check when Islamic holidays are due to fall; book well ahead if you want to fly at or near those times. One thing to watch when planning an itinerary is your scheduled arrival time: many flights from London, for instance, are afternoon departures, landing in Amman in the late evening — which means your head may not actually hit the pillow until midnight or later.

In addition, many return flights to London take off from Amman at breakfast time, necessitating a pre-dawn wake-up call. Planning to travel here?

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