Yanbu: Hanging Flower Baskets

One can tell that lots of effort has been put forth into making the annual Yanbu Flower and Garden Festival a bg success.  I love these hanging baskets that lined the walkways. 

Enjoying the Flower Festival

It's nice to see everyone enjoying themselves at the Yanbu Flower Festival.  The annual event is very well organized and well run, boasting a food court area and a section for souvenirs ranging from balloons to plants to lots of things in between.  There is even a booth selling really cool items from Holland.  

Our World: Walking thru the Flowers

The 10th annual Yanbu Flower and Garden Festival opened on March 3rd.  The event attracts thousands of visitors every year.  There is no admission fee!  This festival holds the current Guinness record for the largest flower carpet in the world, an achievement accomplished two years ago in 2014 when almost one million flowering plants were used.  




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Recycling at the Flower Festival

One of my favorite areas of the 2016 Yanbu Flower Festival was the Recycling Center. There were many creative ideas for recycling objects, like tires, plastics, metals, wood, etc. 

Yanbu: Endless Flowers

There are millions of beautiful flowers to feast your eyes on at the annual Yanbu Flower Festival, going on now through March 19th.  This area features an enormous carpet of colorful flowers.  It took us three hours to drive from north Jeddah to the city of Yanbu.  Located on the shores of the Red Sea, Yanbu is also a favorite diving spot for divers. 

Yanbu Flower Festival Entrance

The annual Yanbu Flower Festival is in full swing,  It started on March 3rd and will run through the 19th or 20th of march.  If you live in Saudi Arabia and haven't been, it's definitely worth going.  I'll be posting more photos in the coming days of  the festival.  This photo is of the main entrance.  The flower globe sculpture greets visitors as they arrive.  It reminds me of the big globe at Universal Studios. 

SkyWatch: Jeddah's Tayebat Museum

This building, which occupies an entire city block in Jeddah, is beautiful from any angle.

 

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