The ultra short version:
Jordan really made me miss my motorcycle. LOTS of nice mountain roads.
Everyone in Jordan complains about how crowded the country is. Coming from Egypt, it looks pretty spacious to me…
Everyone in Jordan complains about the crazy traffic in Amman. We just laughed.
Petra is truly fabulous. The work that went into it is amazing. We did the candle-lit walk to “the treasury” one night. Gorgeous.
Wadi Rum (one of the desert areas where “Lawrence of Arabia” hung out) was fun to see.
Aqaba: seaside town. Umm. It _is_ near the sea…
Jarash. Greek/Roman ruins north of Amman. Fairly large and well preserved ruins.
Jordan is more expensive than Egypt. [but then again, most places are]
Jordan is more green than Egypt. [but then again..]
Stores in Jordan have a much wider array of imported items than Egyptian stores [groceries, electronics etc] Though they ain’t cheap.
Jordinian wines are much better than Egyptian wines [but then again, that isn’t saying much]
With a few exceptions, I didn’t feel like the folks involved in the tourist trade in Jordan were trying to squeeze every last dime out of me, unlike many places in Egypt.
It is a beautiful country. Lush[1] green hills in the north. Rocky and sandy desert in the east and south.
I could see living in Jordan for a spell.
[1] Lush in a hilly-semi-rocky-soil-Mediterranean-compared-to-egypt sorta way. Not lush in a Pacific Northwet sorta way.