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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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Quaint European Style
There are many architectural styles found here in Saudi Arabia. This business looks like it could be in some little European village judging by its design.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged Architecture, business, Jeddah, shop, signs
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KAUST Awesome Artwork
This is a really colorful and modern looking piece of art out at KAUST, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. It is located in a long narrow room along with several other interesting pieces of art, and this one … Continue reading
Women at Work
Women are largely unemployed and underutilized here in Saudi Arabia. There are many restrictions placed on women working here: by society, by religion, by husbands and fathers, by culture. Traditionally the only positions women basically can hold are in education … Continue reading
KAUST Breakwater Beacon
KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) is an amazing institution of higher learning that is located north of Jeddah near a small fishing village called Thuwal. The Breakwater Beacon, which rises 60 meters into the sky, has become … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Buildings, Landmarks, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Architecture, education, Jeddah, KAUST, modern, monuments, Red Sea
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Domes
Domes are a very popular design element in many buildings here in Saudi Arabia. This villa has at least three domes that are visible within its walls, as many private residences here do. Many mosques also have domes incorporated into … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Architecture, home, Jeddah, living
6 Comments
Nice Logo
Dallah Albaraka is the name of one of the largest and most successful conglomerates in Saudi Arabia. Their influence reaches into just about every sector of daily living in the country, including construction, media, finance, tourism, and real estate. I … Continue reading
Lots of Workers
There are a dozen workers visible in this small section of this big construction project. The scaffolding doesn’t look like it’s all that strong, and it even appears to be bending under the weight of the guy in the very … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Architecture, Jeddah, labor, workers
4 Comments
Perspective: Sculpture Size
I’ve shown you many photos of the wonderful public art here in Jeddah, but sometimes it’s hard to explain exactly how large much of the art really is when there is nothing else to compare it to in the photo. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Landmarks, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Sculptures
Tagged Jeddah, monuments, Sculptures
1 Comment
TV Commercial
This is one of the amazing images from a commercial for a phone company here in Saudi Arabia. The graphics on this commercial are among the best I have ever seen on any ad. I posted the video for the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Middle East, Saudi Arabia
Tagged advertising, Arabic, business, television
4 Comments
Busy Sign
I have no idea what kind of business the yellow sign on the right is for. There is so much writing on it I would think that someone driving by in a car might have a difficult time figuring it … Continue reading
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