Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Nabad Art Gallery and a Walk Downtown

 The Nabad Art Gallery is nestled off Rainbow Street in a converted residence.

The current exhibit is "Living on the Edge" by Serwan Baran, an Iraqi Kurdish artist.


Titled: The Last Survivors










Titled: "The Face of War"

 

Outside was a little seating area with a "tree" of resin baubles.

 Along the street...Trumpet Vine











And Plumbago.


 And Bougainvillea.

Jordan is really dry (about 10 inches of rain a year) and less than 2% of its land is arable.   But now and then I saw some walls where homeowners had taken the time to plant (and water) flowers.  And it's a magnificent sight.
And children's graffiti along the road with Amman in the distance.

 I stopped in the local book store cafe which also is a bar. Had a beer and some wings.

The city center is down the hill from Rainbow Street and I decided to walk.


 And then when Rainbow Street dead ends...stairs.

 And the bustling (and chaotic) downtown...



She's Knitting.

 One of my missions was to find a (pirated) DVD stall. I did and bought myself two trashy films for about $1.40 per.

Rode the bus home. Another good day.







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