Holiday Inn Riyadh - Al Qasr
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A night in Saudi Arabia
An surprise day in Saudi Arabia's capital, normally a place where you do not easily go. I spent 12 hours (16 to 4 am) on the airport and luckily there was internet! I took the time to skype with some people and had a busy evening after all. Food was served by Saudi Arabian Airlines and before I knew it it was 00.30 hrs! ...
Epilogue: The Kingdom
... a very disturbing site to only see women dressed in black. The mens white robes and red headdresses seem to soften the effect, however you are continually drawn to the eye slits of the women. Being a westerner draws attention, although tonight I can walk this shopping mall as a single western male. On other nights, and in other malls, I can't.
You feel safe in this environment, however the extra concrete barriers which surround expat hotels and offices, and ...
First Camp Out!
Finally, a stay overnight in the desert. I was concerned it may be very uncomfortable sleeping because the day had been so hot, but it turned out to be a perfect evening. The sky was clear full of stars and there was a gentle warm, but not hot breeze.
My biggest ambition was to hike at dawn. I had no problem waking up early. Waking my camp buddies was more of a problem. We got under way soon ...
Camel Souk
After my first camp out, we stopped at the major camel souk (camel market) of Riyadh.
It's pretty rustic. A lot of crude pens, kind of cobbled together with streets (dirt roads) that meander throughout it.
We had come on a Friday, which is the slowest day of the week because it is like the Sundays in the west, so there wasn't much going on. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, so I'll have to return for a more complete ...
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