I had very little expectations of Amman. I knew of it and that it was the capitol of Jordan and that was the extent of my knowledge. I must say I was quite surprised, especially when compared with Cairo. The city was clean, the traffic orderly, lots of building and the people generally very friendly. Come to find out there is a lot of money in the town. Much of the impetus for this was the instability in Beirut in years past and money was pulled out of Beirut and into Amman.