Saudi Arabia: Fashionable Abayas

They are not just black any more!  Abayas in Saudi Arabia can now be seen in a variety of colors, patterns, prints, and designs.

Jeddah Fabric Salesman

The selection of specialty embroidered, sequined, or beaded fabrics in Saudi Arabia is amazing.

SkyWatch: Jeddah Sunset

One of my favorite times of day to take photos is at dusk.


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Jeddah Compound Living

Inside a residential compound of Jeddah, space is at a premium, so many units are attached to others instead of being separate villas.

Under Construction in Jeddah

One of the many construction projects going on in Jeddah...

Our World: Jeddah Traffic

There are many weird things that I see happening in traffic in Jeddah all the time that I haven't seen in other countries that I have been to.  This photo shows a driving phenomenon in Saudi Arabia that always miffs me.  The car in the center is actually waiting at a red light in front of several lanes of traffic that you can see behind him.  I have seen other cars do this practically every day. I've even seen cars drive onto the sidewalk in order to gain this position at a red light.  Enforcement of traffic laws in the kingdom seems to be non-existent.  The lack of traffic enforcement in Saudi Arabia is being used as one of the many eye-rolling reasons given why women shouldn't be allowed to drive in this country.




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Let's Eat! Saudi Arabia Breakfast

This enormous jug shaped pot is used for making foul, a mix of a variety of mashed up beans that is popular for breakfast (or any time, actually) in Saudi Arabia.

The foul is eaten with a flat bread called tameez.  Tameez can vary according to the regions of origin. Bite-size pieces of tameez are torn off the loaf and dipped into the foul.

Tameez is baked in a special round oven shaped like a beehive. The bread sticks to the inside wall of the oven.

A loaf of tameez usually costs one riyal (about 25 cents US) and a tub of the foul to go with it costs about 3 riyals (about 75 cents US).

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