Going downtown is an experience worth talking about every time you do it; it is unique and special in a totally different way than anything else. The noise, the smells, the people and everything about the shops and streets there is different and peculiar.

I really was not planning this trip and it came out of the blue; mom wanted to buy a few things and my sister said she would love to go with her; so they came to me to give them a ride; now how can I refuse something like that? Can I?

So we went downtown and I parked my car in the old parking lot, and we started our trip on foot. The first place I visited was Abu Ali’s kiosk for great books and spent some good 20 minutes with this great man, took his advice about books to read and bought me a nice collection that I will write about in another post. He gave some of the translated books and was so happy when I told him that I read them in English; he said he is proud of all of the young educated people who keep seeking knowledge any way they can, and he agreed that I take a photo of him and post it on my blog

Then we went to a falafel restaurant downtown called Fuad; it is one of the oldest and most well known and it is really good. There was this place that sells cassettes full of songs you will only hear in busses, service cars or cabs; I got me a couple of those just for the sake of it!!

My sister wanted to buy some cosmetics and that was our next station; there is an excellent place in Basman street called “3alam Al 3o6oor”, they have everything a woman can ask for, and we got ourselves some nice things including the latest eye shade colors among other stuff.

Mom wanted to buy some fabrics and that was our next station; we got some nice material and colors for a very good price and then we needed some stuff from Bukhareyeh and that’s where we headed. You can never be bored in this place, with all the things hanging above your head and calling for you to come explore and buy. I can never get over how attractive these things look even if they are placed randomly and on top of each other.

Downtown Amman is full of different flavors and originality; it is a trip that you take and despite the exhaustion you feel at the end of the day; you always want to go again and again; it is a joy that only those who love genuine and honest reflections of the place that has been there before we were even born and will hopefully continue to be there long after we are gone!!