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Month: October 2010

Amman’s Souk, A Visit to the Balad Market

Amman’s Souk, A Visit to the Balad Market

To truly appreciate a city and its people, you have to spend time as the citizens do, walking through the streets, shopping, and drinking tea. It gives you a different feel for a place that cannot possibly be conveyed in an anonymous, plastic-filled mall that looks identical to any other center anywhere else in the world. During a recent visit to Amman, Jordan, I was fortunate enough to visit the Balad Market, the heart of Amman’s Old City. Amman is…

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