Oh yes, you read that right, 6 weeks and Bill and I have
been to a musical here in Amman! And not
just any musical, The Sound of Music.
And not just in any old theater, ah no, that would not do. We saw it on top of the Citadel (which I wrote about previously), outside with beautiful views of the city and a cloudless
sky with the stars shining brightly.
Breathtaking!
The Temple of Hercules
The show was a London touring production and was part of the
Amman Citadel Festival. A festival that
the city puts on each August/September at the Citadel. A few weeks ago Julio Iglesias was there as
part of the same series.
I had seen a mention in the Embassy newsletter of The Sound
of Music soon after we arrived. I looked
into it to see if maybe the 4 of us could all go together. But after seeing the start time (8pm) and the
ticket price I realized that this might be out of range for this family of
4. The funny thing is that about 7-10
days later my friend Amy (our social sponsor and a kindred spirit and thus
already a good friend) mentioned to me that she was interested in going and
would like us to join her and her husband for the show! I figured this was meant to be, so after a
lot of back and forth and wondering this and that…we pulled the trigger,
scheduled a babysitter, bought tickets the day of the show and went. And boy, I am so happy we did! It was well worth it. The show was really well done, the venue was
truly amazing and the company was terrific as well!
That blue scarf is one of the three nuns that sat right in front of us!
The shining lights in the background are part of the hilly neighborhoods of Amman
It is something Bill and I will always remember about the
beginning of our Amman Adventure.
Love to all,
J in Jordan
P.S. In case you were wondering the Tooth Fairy also comes to Jordan (as she should!) And she pays in the correct country denomination - Jordanian Dinars.
The Tooth
The Loot
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