Jeddah on the Red Sea

King Fahd's Fountain

King Fahd’s fountain, also known as the Jeddah fountain, taken last night.

It was the most beautiful evening, once the weather had cooled down a bit, and the new corniche is impressive  -  even grass underfoot in places

Enjoying Zamzam Water in Rabigh

I have recently read, and loved, Barbara Nadel's 'Noble Killing'. When Ayşe Farsakoğlu and Hikmet Yildiz visit the market in Fatih they come across a stall, next to the cherry cart, selling  various religious artefacts including “…transparent lockets containing drops of water from the sacred Zamzam well”.   

Zamzam water, from the Well of Zamzam in Mecca, is heavily salinated and is said to possess miraculous properties. It tastes clean and pure, quenches thirst, satisfies hunger and cures illness. It is sold only in Saudi Arabia.

A day in Jeddah

Lara and I spent the day wandering through some of Jeddah's souqs today

My Havaianas have seen as much of Jeddah as I have!
Eri, thanks

Miswak seller
I received a gift of a toothstick, the root of the arak tree, cleans the mouth, whitens the teeth and sweetens the breath.  Thanks for  whittling one for me.

Suspicion

Loved this man ...

The water seller's daughter

... and this one more!!!
The date seller

My favourite tree in Al Balad

Near Naseef House

It's a tough commute!

Exhausted and happy travelling home in a taxi along a palm-lined roadway

A Day at the Beach

It was actually a wonderful evening walk
 along the promenade

Desert

A Bedouin settlement

The road from Jeddah to Taif

Local beach, Rabigh

Sunset over the Red Sea

Beach sand

Al Balad, the Old City