Saudi Arabia Fresh Produce Market

One of my favorite haunts in Saudi Arabia are the fresh produce markets.  This one is in Yanbu.  It's a great and interesting activity during the cooler months, but once it gets hotter, I find them pretty miserable as they are all outdoor open air markets. 

These markets are so colorful and the prices for fresh produce are quite the bargain.  Prices are usually negotiable too. 

The quality is also usually quite good.  Since most of the items are sold in bulk, we'll often split. 
 what we buy with someone else, like my mother-in-law.

Saudi Keychains and Ornaments

Forever on the lookout for souvenirs from Saudi Arabia, I found these cute keychains and ornaments for sale at the Yanbu Flower Festival.  They are lightweight, handmade, and adorable, as well as easy to pack and reasonably priced.  

Our World - Yanbu Street Vendor

This is one of those lucky shots I took from a moving vehicle that I was just so happy with when I got it up on my laptop.  I just like everything about it.




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Walking to the Flower Festival

This typical Saudi family was on their way from the parking lot into the Yanbu Flower Festival.  The just over three week event was attended by an estimated one million people this year and was held in March.  The world's record for the largest flower carpet was broken by this year's amazing floral displays.  To see my photos on my post of the beautiful festival,  CLICK HERE.

Street Market Vendors

Many vendors in Saudi Arabia just sell their wares on the streets and sidewalks, without even a table to put the merchandise on.  Prices are usually negotiable.

The guy in the photo above was selling shoes out of the back of his pickup truck.  It was filled to the gills with shoes from China. 

In the photo below, I love the guy talking on his cell phone in his native garb. 

Saudi Arabia Menu Bloopers

The top menu is chock full of misspellings - Scalope for Scallop;  Lobaster for Lobster;  Kocktail for Cocktail;  Avocato for Avocado;  Guafa for Guava;  Romman for I have no idea what it is;  Stawberry for Strawberry;  and Cartot for Carrot. 

As far as the bottom menu, I asked for the menu in English - and this turned out to be their English menu.  At least I knew they offered Sandwiches or Houmos...

SkyWatch - Mosque and Minaret

The sun was behind the building in this shot and I loved the effect of the glow I achieved in this photo of the minaret.  The photo below is the same mosque and minaret and shows the crowd at the street market outside the mosque after the Friday prayers.

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