We went to some more interesting ruins yesterday morning (and of course climbed to the top of them and played Frisbee in the desert area. It’s cool to know we’re probably the only ones in Syria playing Frisbee. After a nice bus ride back and a stop at Baghdad Café 66, which sadly did not really sell food, we arrived back in Damascus (Nasr's jokes are now blatantly racist towards the Japanese). The day was spent doing some more shopping and playing some more cards. Rob and I won our mini tournament and then learned and somehow won at Euchre. The new hotel is nice and naturally Miggy and I have a room twice the size of everyone else’s. We’re not sure how this keeps happening but it’s nice to live like kings.
Today we left Syria and set off to Jordan. The border was a fun little experience. Getting out of Syria wasn't bad (Zack, Rob, and I got to fill out exit visa forms for everyone and then explore the border a bit). We had to wait a good amount of time at the Jordanian border just because, well, it's the Jordanian border. We bid Nasr a sad farewell and said hello to our new tour guide for Jordan. He is no substitute. I'm not quite sure what his name is still and when he talks it just fades into a dull buzz. Abduh, and even Nasr, will be missed.
We stopped along the way to Amman at Jaresh, where we saw some Roman ruins. Everyone was hot, tired, and not loving the whole Roman scene. It got a bit rough. Amman is nice though, much more Western than Syria. The South Africa vs. Mexico game is coming on and we'll be watching the France vs. Uruguay game later (Viva la France!). Best of all, we're about to go see Abdo's house and hang with him and Deryn and Louis!
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