One reason that I am so happy to be here in Jerusalem is that we are close to Brian's brother, Bart, and his family. Donna writes an awesome blog about their overseas adventures (www.emailfromtheembassy.blogspot.com). They live in Amman and will be there for the duration of our time in Jerusalem. The distance from Amman to Jerusalem is about 60 miles but it can take between 2-4 hours to make the trek depending on how quick you make the border crossing. The Amman Gormans came on a Thursday afternoon and left on Saturday. The unfortunate thing about the border besides how long it can take sometimes to cross it, is that it closes in the middle of the day on Saturdays so you have to leave early in order to give yourself enough time to cross. Although their time was brief, it was great to see them and we did have time to have fun.
We went to the Biblical Zoo.
No pictures of the animals? Isn't ice cream the best part anyway?
And then we finished the day with pizza.
Shay and Aidan spent the night with us on Friday and Julia was so excited to have guests. She was so upset when she had to go to bed before her older cousins did.
The next morning, we had a yummy breakfast at Zuni's (open 24-7) and a brief walk in the Old City for souvenirs before they had to head home.
Next month, The Jerusalem Gormans will make the trip to Amman for a visit. We can't wait!
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