We spent the day in Jaffa looking at the artists' quarter and the fishing boats, then after a short flight from Tel-Aviv to Amman we are back at Mariam Hotel in Madaba. The Mariam is such a nice place with very good food, especially the hummus. The story of Al Twal family, Christian Bedouins, who run the Mariam is fascinating. This is Jordan!
A real plus in Jordan is that hotels and food are about 40% cheaper. Some of the hotel staff are Egyptian. When we arrived here on Jan 29, our first day of the trip, everyone was glued to the large screen TV watching the violent unrest in Cairo unfold. Now all is calm and an Arabic subtitled American movie is playing. In the Lobby, there is a sign congratulating the Egyptians on their new found freedom and democracy.
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