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: October 2020
Jeddah Shop Windows
I love this shop window featuring traditional dress for little boys. My favorites are the mustache on the mannequin and the khanjar (curved dagger) in front of the mustachioed figure. A colorful two tone variety of the traditional men’s leather … Continue reading
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Tagged Clothing, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, shoes, Shopping, traditional, windows
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Jeddah Mall Scenes
“Round” – To me, this photo reminds me of a spacecraft. Actually there used to be a big fountain in this space at the Mall of Arabia. A few years ago all the fountains were removed. “R-Rated” – You won’t … Continue reading
Jeddah Buildings and Skies
This post links to – TIMELESS THURSDAYS SKYWATCH from Blogger http://susieofarabia.blogspot.com/2020/10/jeddah-buildings-and-skies.html
Jeddah Buildings and Skies
This post links to – TIMELESS THURSDAYS SKYWATCH from Blogger http://susieofarabia.blogspot.com/2020/10/jeddah-buildings-and-skies.html
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Tagged Arabic, Architecture, Buildings, gates, Jeddah, minaret, mosque, rawasheen, Saudi Arabia, sky, villas
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Jeddah Signs in a Mall
Just a random collection of signs and graphics from a visit to a mall here in Jeddah. Most signs are written in both Arabic and English here. Mask up! No Photography! Escalator warning. Graphic Tees. LINKING TO – SIGNS WORDLESS … Continue reading
Saudi Pride – on Souvenir Apparel
Products promoting Saudi pride are readily available for purchase in many shops here now. It didn’t used to be so easy to find products like these, but with tourism opening up here in Saudi Arabia, souvenirs like these have really … Continue reading
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Tagged Clothing, Culture, graphics, Jeddah, king, products, Saudi Arabia, souvenirs
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Jeddah – More Giant Incense Burners
Here are some more examples of giant incense burners in a mall here in Jeddah. As you can imagine, the malls smell really good here! LINKING TO – THROUGH MY LENS TUESDAY’S TREASURES from Blogger http://susieofarabia.blogspot.com/2020/10/jeddah-more-giant-incense-burners.html
Saudi Men’s Traditional Dress
Saudi men have the option of wearing the traditional dress in public or they can choose to wear Western style clothing like jeans and t-shirts. The traditional crisp long white tunic is called a Thobe. It’s pretty much like a … Continue reading
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Tagged Clothing, dress, garments, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, scarf, swords, traditional
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Jeddah – Incense, Oud and Bakhoor
This post offers more pics of Saudi’s incense culture. Above is a large sculpture of an incense burner in my city of Jeddah. Jeddah is home to many sculptures of ordinary objects that are turned into gigantic sized works of … Continue reading
Jeddah – Once Hard to Find
Years ago when I first arrived in the kingdom, rubbing alcohol was pretty much impossible to find. I could find it in boxes of individual alcohol wipes but never in liquid form. I believe the reason for this was because … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Jeddah, pharmacy, products, Religion, Saudi Arabia, shop
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JEDDAH DAILY PHOTO 