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
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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
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
Thursday, March 25, 2021
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.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
SUPERMARKET RAMADAN DECORATIONS
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
Saturday, March 20, 2021
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
VARIETY OF SKIES OVER JEDDAH
PRETTY JEDDAH SKY AT DUSK
THE ILLUMINATED GLOBE SCULPTURE & A BAOBAB TREE
MISTY MOUNTAINS & A COUNTRY MOSQUE
LINKING TO - SKYWATCH
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