For me, this is my equivalent to El Oriental de Cuba but in Amman. In other words, my hang out place. It's called B@C in Abdoun. B@C stands for Books @ Cafe and Abdoun is an affluent neighborhood of Amman. It's a bookstore and cafe with really nice organic, healthy food. The environment and ambiance is really nice. The owners are really wonderful. One of the owners is also the owner of the original Books @ Cafe in the first circle. (Amman's reference points are in terms of circles or what in Boston would be roundabouts or rotary. There are 7, I believe or is it 8? I n any case, the 1st circle is in the oldest part of town and closest to the city center. The larger the numbers, the farther you go from the city center. Tony, Maya and I live close to the 6th circle). In any event, one of the owners is a Jordanian gay rights activist. You wouldn't believe his extraordinary stories of what he has had to go through as a gay business owner in Amman. Fortunately, he has been extremely successful with both places.
I go here to write, think, meet up with folks or just plain read. There is an upstairs section (kind of like a mezzanine) where I sit in a corner and have a nice cup of coffee.
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