Friday

I tried to post this am but stuff got lost! I am now at the 5 Star Kempenski
hotel in the business center. Forget an internet cafe this place rocks.. its a huge
hidden hotel with a bowling alley, billards and a bar. Its our new "hang out".. I don't know why or how they let us in but they do! They even call me madam!!
Today was our first free day.. I went for a morning swim then we (MIMI, Marylin
Kathy and I) went to the Turkish Bath! Oh was that wonderful. We had showers,
steam, jacuzzi, scrub down and massage. It cost about 20 JD (Jordan Dollars) or
30 dollars us.. yes the JD is worth that much more than a dollar..After that
we went to a local crafts market where I bought a cute embroidered dress (yes I have
a million of these) and a bracelet for Sarah. I hooked up with a jeweler who
makes the neclaces with your name in Arabic or hello, English.. silver is about
13 JD and gold about 95 JD..
The Turkish bath was staffed with filipinas, who gave the messages and scrubs.
Filipinas work alot in the AEU as maids and service employees. All the ones I talked
to have families and children back in the PI!
We had lunch at a schwarma place and I picked up corn on the cob, fava beans
and chick peas at the market place. Tonight we plan to go bowling, here at our
new hang, the Kepanski!!Oh and did I mention we went to the duty free shop to buy
booze.. After paying almost 37 JD for 3 drinks (a corona was $7JD) we decided to
stock our own mini bars. Yes it is a muslim country and drinking and smoking anything
more than tobacco is not a happening.. we suspect that the drinks are watered down.
I am going to try and load fotos and find what I wrote this am!
Suzi