Around Riyadh
clothing store not in the mall!
material and dresses
at a local outside souk
Park and office buildings
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Surreal – a real place of contrasts
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Thanks
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did you see this in the reader?
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Confused.com by last statement Lynz – was it meant for me?
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sorry yes! when I first posted this I did not see it in the reader and I thought you might still be there and you were the first to like! sorry you probably thought I was sleep walking! lol
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Looks colourful and nice…
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Such beautiful fabric!
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interesting huh?
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Beautiful =)
I’m from Middle east but never being to KSA, how is it to live in there?
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It is ok, I am back now to the states! Where are you from?
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I’m from Lebanon
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ok I have many Lebanese friends! nice to meet you! I have my stories up under my memoirs if you want to read
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The pleasure is all mine 😀 I will surely like to read them =)
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Thanks nadine
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The shops, and stalls in the souk, are all so colourful, and the office buildings are quite uniquely shaped. Riyadh looks a very interesting place. Thank you for sharing your lovely pictures.
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yes it is different!
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The material and dresses shop is so gorgeous! And are those gold chains a headpiece?? Why? No one would see it under the burqa. Is it to be worn over?? Or is it something else entirely?
Their office buildings are in such unusual shapes!!
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I think it is for belly dancing? that is my guess! We have some cool skirt type things and they look like a match to that!
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Oh, okay. That makes sense!
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ha ha
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Those dresses look pretty and very ornate as is all that golden jewelry.
The sure are creative with their architecture aren’t they.
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yes they are! There are huge strange looking buildings and then old rubble right near by!
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What is the weather like this time of year there? Hot, I assume – but dry as well? (Again, probably a dumb question, it being a desert).
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It is hot most of the year and just cooler and dustier that is all really. now it might be easily be 105 it starts slowly getting cooler and will get to maybe 65 in december january
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Very good photos Lynz 😀
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thanks Irene trying to find some interesting ones
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Nice pictures 🙂 I am seeing Riyadh from your eyes 🙂
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Thanks!
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🙂
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It looks like a fun place to go window shopping! I’ve always loved middle eastern clothing. So beautiful.
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It is very different and fun
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Wow !!! What a beautiful city 🙂 Are you travelling there ?
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I lived there for 16 years but now live in the States
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Okayyy ! It is lovely city to visit
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glad you like it!
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I love seeing these photos x
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Do they looks anything like Dubai?
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Yes, like the Dubai of old that I remember 🙂
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ok interesting! I am sure much fancier there! I was only there for one day on the way back to Riyadh! It looked very nice
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It’s a different place now, I liked the old version better 🙂
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I know when we arrived to saudi, no fast food, or local fast food, no malls, now it is just crazy! Really mall are every where, a simple grocery store, now a huge hyper one with a mall! It is just too much!
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I completely agree, for me they’ve lost their essence. In their efforts to make Dubai shiny and new and all things huge and extreme, they’ve lost some heart as far as I’m concerned. I know people love it as it is now, and it’s all a matter of personal taste, but I loved the scruffy old souks and shops and restaurants…
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Love the fabric….just beautiful!
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Oh yes that would be intersting for such a seamstress!
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I’m loving all these photos!
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Hi Nena! Thanks
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