Wednesday, March 31, 2021

ROAD SIGNS IN SAUDI ARABIA

MOST SAUDI ROAD SIGNS ARE IN BOTH ARABIC AND ENGLISH

SPEED LIMIT SIGN - CARS, 110 KM - BIG TRUCKS, 90 KM

WARNING OF TRAFFIC SPEED CAMERA & SPEED LIMITS

INTERESTING SIGN ON ROAD TO MAKKAH

LOTS OF INFORMATION - YIKES

LINKING TO -  SIGNS


 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

A TRIP TO THE 5 RIYAL STORE

WE WENT TO THIS 5 RIYAL STORE NORTH OF JEDDAH.  5 RIYALS = $1.25 US

I ALWAYS LOOK FOR PRODUCTS WITH ARABIC WRITING ON THEM.  PILLBOXES IN ARABIC

WE GOT THIS KIND


COFFEE MUGS WITH ARABIC SCRIPT

THIS WAS A SURPRISE FIND I COULDN'T RESIST.  
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HIPPIE!

LINKING TO -  OUR WORLD TUESDAY

TUESDAY'S TREASURES





 

Monday, March 29, 2021

JEDDAH BUSINESS NAMES

I CAN ALREADY FEEL IT

OKAAAAY ... ACTUALLY SHAM MEANS "SMELLED" IN ARABIC

FIRST BARBERSHOP EVER? AND IT'S VIP TOO


 

Sunday, March 28, 2021

DOMES, MINARETS & CLOUDS

GOLDEN DOME & MINARET

THE MANY DOMES OF JAFFALI MOSQUE

GREEN DOME & TWIN MINARETS

LINKING TO - ALL SEASONS

 

Saturday, March 27, 2021

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AROUND JEDDAH

NICE ARCHITECTURE & GLASS REFLECTION

HAND OF FATIMA WITH MY SHOP WINDOW REFLECTION

AT THE MALL - ANGELS IN ARABIC

LINKING TO - WEEKEND REFLECTIONS


 

Friday, March 26, 2021

WEEKEND ROUND-UP - LETTER "M"

 
STARTS WITH "M" - MOSQUE AND MINARET START WITH "M"

A FAVORITE - BABOONS ARE PART OF THE OLD WORLD "MONKEYS."
THEY ARE NATIVE TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD.

"MULTI" JUNK FOOD RESTAURANTS WITH A MEN'S GYM ABOVE

LINKING TO - THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

FRIDAY BLISS

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

JEDDAH SUPER DOME

SEP 2020 - THE OPEN FRAMEWORK. WILL BE THE WORLD'S LARGEST DOME.
IT IS FREESTANDING WITH NO INTERNAL SUPPORT COLUMNS.

OCT 2020 - PANELS BEING INSTALLED. ITS DIAMETER IS 210 METERS.

NOV 2020 - IT WILL BE AN EXHIBITION CENTER & SITE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.

JAN 2021 - LOCATED IN NORTH JEDDAH NEAR THE SPORTS CITY

MAR 2021 - JEDDAH SUPER DOME IS NEARING COMPLETION.



 

Monday, March 22, 2021

FOOD TRUCKS IN SAUDI ARABIA

THE FOOD TRUCK CRAZE IS IN SAUDI ARABIA TOO

I'VE SEEN THEM ALL OVER JEDDAH

FOOD TRUCK OFFERING TRADITIONAL SAUDI FOOD & DRINK


LINKING TO - TUESDAY'S TREASURES


 

Sunday, March 21, 2021

FACES OF ARABIA 8

ZEBIBA - THE PRAYER BUMP

MUSLIMS ARE REQUIRED TO PRAY FIVE TIMES A DAY.  DURING THE PRAYER RITUAL, AT VARIOUS TIMES, THE FOREHEAD IS PRESSED  DOWN TO THE PRAYER RUG, CAUSING FRICTION. THIS CONTINUAL CONTACT MAY EVENTUALLY RESULT IN CALLOUSES FORMING ON THE FOREHEAD CALLED ZEBIBA.  IT CAN APPEAR AS ACTUAL BUMPS OR AS DARK SPOTS.  

ZEBIBA IS A SIGN OF DEVOTION, PIETY, AND DEDICATION.  HOWEVER MUSLIMS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PURPOSELY TRY TO FORM ZEBIBA IN ORDER TO "SHOW OFF" TO APPEAR TO BE MORE DEVOUT THAN OTHERS.  

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, FOR SOME REASON ZEBIBA FORMS MORE FREQUENTLY IN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES.  I'VE ONLY SEEN MEN HERE WITH ZEBIBA.  JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, I SAW A MAN WITH A HUGE BUMP STICKING OUT ON HIS FOREHEAD.  PREVIOUSLY I HAD JUST SEEN THE DARKENED AREA ON MEN'S FOREHEADS. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ZEBIBA, I PREVIOUSLY WROTE ABOUT IT ON THIS POST.

THE MEN IN THIS POST ARE NOT SAUDI. THEY ARE ALL FOREIGN WORKERS.


NOT ZEBIBA

LINKING TO - ALL SEASONS


Friday, March 19, 2021

WEEKEND ROUNDUP - LETTER "L"

STARTS WITH "L" - "LITTLE" FISHES
WE SAW MILLIONS OF THESE ALONG THE RED SEAS COASTLINE
STRETCHING FOR A FEW MILES - MIGHT BE SMELTS


A FAVORITE - "LADIES WITH LEGS"
NEW RELAXED DRESS CODES HERE PROVE THAT 
WOMEN ACTUALLY DO HAVE LEGS

"LOVELY" FLORAL DISPLAY AT THE MALL

LINKING TO -  THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP


 

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIGNS IN JEDDAH

PUBLIC PRAYER RUG ON THE RED SEA
IT ROLLS UP IN THE BOX WHEN NOT IN USE

STREET & DISTRICT SIGNS IN JEDDAH

SHOPKEEPER OPENING UP IN AL BALAD

LINKING TO -  SIGNS