About This Blog, and About Me: Susie of Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is KSA's 2nd largest city and is located on its west coast, right on the Red Sea. I moved here in 2007 with my Saudi hubby and teenage son. This journal reflects the things that I see here, life through my eyes, my lens.
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Category Archives: Shopping
Our World: Red Okay if Not Valentine’s Day
Normally you can see this type of merchandise in shops all over Saudi Arabia, but in February of each year around Valentine’s Day, there is a ban on selling items such as this. This year alone, religious police arrested over … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Celebrations, Culture, Life, Odd or Unusual, Photo, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged ban, Religion, religious police, Valentine
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Incense at Storefront
You can see huge incense burners like these outside many stores and shops in Jeddah. Usually there are smaller incense burners on top of ones like these where the incense is burned. People like to stop by and wave the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Life, Middle East, Odd or Unusual, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged Arabic, Architecture, business, incense, Jeddah, living, mall, market, modern, shop, signs
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Sleep High
This is a chain of mattress outlets here in Jeddah. The business name is … interesting!
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged Arabic, Architecture, business, Jeddah, market, shop, signs
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Rafting at the Mall
Most large malls here in Jeddah have full scale family entertainment centers. The Mall of Arabia’s play area includes a rock climbing wall, various rides, water rafting, and a soon to be open Snow Village. There are not many activities … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged entertainment, family, fun, Jeddah, mall
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Spacious Mall
Just a scene of Jeddah’s Mall of Arabia lower level taken from the second level.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Clothing, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged mall, modern, Shopping
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Cool Sign for Thobe Shop
The thobe (or thawb) is the long usually white dress that many Saudi men wear. Most Saudi men probably have at least a dozen thobes hanging in their closets, especially those who wear thobes to work. Most thobes shops will … Continue reading
Posted in Photo, Shopping, Culture, Clothing, Buildings, Tradition, Saudi Arabia, Architecture, Life
Tagged thobe, signs, Arab dress, signage
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Textiles, Carpets, and Prayer Rugs
Jeddah has many textile shops like this that sell carpets, linens, prayer rugs, and towels. Shopkeepers tend to hover too closely to offer assistance in hopes of making a sale. Many shops are crammed with merchandise stacked from the floor … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged carpets, prayer rug, retail, textile
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Home Accessories
In general Saudis prefer to decorate their homes very formally and like to accessorize with elegant dust collectors. I do like the unusual incense burner below with the crescent moon on top.
Posted in Culture, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged accessories, home accessories, home decor, incense
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Aston Martin of Jeddah
Aston Martin of Jeddah is housed in a round glass structure on one of the main streets of the city. You can purchase any type of high end vehicle you could ever imagine here in Saudi Arabia.
Chapter Bakery: Chocolate Mousse
A new restaurant and bakery in the Mall of Arabia is called Chapter. The food is Malaysian. My husband and I enjoyed a dinner there recently and the food was quite good and not overly expensive. Chapter’s bakery is right … Continue reading
