Adidas in Arabic

I enjoy seeing logos and fonts in Arabic, even though I can't read it. 

Wines in Saudi Arabia

There is now a wide selection of non-alcoholic beverages available for sale is Saudi Arabia.  The ones I have tried taste pretty darn good!  Alcoholic beverages are strictly illegal here.  Some folks (mainly expats) try to make their own moonshine.  Some even do it as a business - at the risk of severe punishment.  One 74 year old British expat just spent a year in prison and was sentenced to 360 lashes, which was recently commuted and he has now been sent safely back home. 

Jeddah Businesses and Apartments

I guess you might call this more of a strip mall with businesses on the ground floor and apartments above.

Jeddah Furniture Store

This is a furniture store in Jeddah.  Furniture styles here in Saudi Arabia run from very formal and fancy French style furniture to sleek ultra modern style and everything in between. 

SkyWatch: Religious Pilgrim

A religious pilgrim walks along the streets of Jeddah.  Sighting of religious pilgrims are common here as Jeddah is the country's main port of entry for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. 

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Jeddah: Bicycle Sculpture

Jeddah's famous Bicycle sculpture has been moved, since the roundabout it used to be housed in has been dismantled and replaced with a bridge overpass.  It was quite a feat to relocate this piece of art to a new position at the same intersection.  It took lots of planning and special equipment. 

The Bicycle was fashioned from scrap metals by Spanish architect Julio LaFuente.  It stands 15 meters high. 

Dress for Religious Pilgrims

All male religious pilgrims making the pilgrimage to Mecca wear the same thing: a simple white outfit made of two plain pieces of cloth with no seams, buttons, or zippers.  One is wrapped around the lower half of the body like a skirt, and the other is draped over the top part of the body as shown above.  The fabric can be anything ranging from cotton sheeting to heavier fabric like a towel.  All men dressing the same makes them all equal, no classes.

Women are not restricted in the clothing that they wear for the religious pilgrimage, but they must be covered properly according to Islamic standards, including the hair.