I looked today and saw it has been a while since I updated this blog. Not too much going on at the moment. I am really looking forward to my trip to Egypt!
We visited the camel souks and other points of interest a week or so ago. We went to Old Riyadh and Dirriyah which are being restored. Sand, wind and sun take a toll on structures that are hundreds of years old and made of sand bricks! We went too a flower farm where there were huge greenhouses! Inside there were many different colors of roses and they were already blooming! The MOST fun part of the day was going to the camel souks! I learned a couple of things about camels. First they come in different colors. I thought all camels were...well...camel colored (sort of tan/beige/brown). At the souk there were white ones and black ones as well as a beautiful golden one. We saw a new mother camel with her three day old baby that still had a bit of umbilical cord and we watched as she nursed from her mom (I got a picture!). Camels seem pretty gentle and were as curious about us as we were about them. We just stood by the fence and they came to us! One even got really close to me...a camel KISS! We then went to a large open fruit and vegetable market. It was like a huge farmer's market back home. It was a very pleasant day shared with two of my co-workers. I swear we were like little kids we were so excited!! The finale was eating chicken shwarmas at the restaurant ....delicious!
Looking forward to my trip to Egypt in two weeks. I will be off line for a couple of weeks at that time. I am sure I will have many more adventures to share!
Christine xx
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