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. This journal reflects the things that I see here, life through my eyes, my lens.
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I so miss walking along the corniche in the evening. Lovely pictures Susie x
Great photo, composition and colour. I would so love to be doing that right now, I reading by the sea.
Nice peaceful place to read about the world’s troubles.
Is that English printing I see (barely)?
Nice rug on the bench, too.
I zoomed in on the newspaper and it’s definitely in Arabic. I liked the rug over the bench behind him too. Most of the people who go down to the Corniche take prayer rugs with them so they can pray when it’s time. There are four mosques built along the Corniche too, so men can go there to pray as well.
Is there some kind of prayer rug carrier/bag?
I’m so glad, Susie, that you at least have the choice to not wear the niqab when you’re by the sea. I can’t imagine not even being able to feel the sea breeze on my face. When I’m sitting by Lake Erie this summer with my head uncovered I’m going to be especially thankful!
My hubby has never insisted that I wear the niqab here at all, although his other female family members do. He does insist on the hijab – he thinks my hair will attract too much attention and it is respectful to him that I cover my hair. I would love to feel the cool sea breeze blowing through my hair though…
Are they working hard or hardly working?
Well, since they’re by the sea, I guess they’re mostly relaxing and not so much working!
There were actually several groups of men sitting in the ramada areas next to the sea. At first glance I thought they were all older retired men, but then I realized that it was a mix of younger and older men. It was about mid-morning, when much of Jeddah is still asleep, since businesses stay open late at night to make up for the daytime when they must close for prayers. Some had thermoses of hot tea, chatting with one another. At the end of this part of the corniche was a lone group of women enjoying the beauty of the Red Sea in their own way at their own separate ramada – but that’s a surprise I will post tomorrow!!!