tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51580283026989840122024-03-17T23:01:41.501-04:00travelswithkathleen<em>I am a native in this world And think in it as a native thinks</em>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.comBlogger4973125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-3880409497415664362024-03-17T21:14:00.000-04:002024-03-17T21:14:00.059-04:00The Night Market<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqHDa093wNA_knjwzav1a5CL0w3Bl2-JrtuusIlvfFtyO-aEg6L-1cdMEr_s-nzzoqJo4y42ua9ozOVr7T4FwlT7phwNAgY7HgOi81hTQXLW0KPJIGp4_73SJxyi3ldqMVthooOPkARNdR0RXoqN06wUMHxYAem6UCz498Vy4Vz2yxCs3K6LHqo1JY2s/s1440/01%2004%20night%20market%20abayas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 10em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqHDa093wNA_knjwzav1a5CL0w3Bl2-JrtuusIlvfFtyO-aEg6L-1cdMEr_s-nzzoqJo4y42ua9ozOVr7T4FwlT7phwNAgY7HgOi81hTQXLW0KPJIGp4_73SJxyi3ldqMVthooOPkARNdR0RXoqN06wUMHxYAem6UCz498Vy4Vz2yxCs3K6LHqo1JY2s/w426-h640/01%2004%20night%20market%20abayas.jpg" width="383" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Yanbu is also a port on the Red Sea, and the market began 500 years ago as a gathering place for merchants and sailors. I admit to being disappointed—it was small and dark, and there was nothing I was remotely interested in buying. (I finally bought an obviously mass-produced ceramic mug with some hand painting on it just because the young woman in the shop looked so hopeful when I walked up.) </div><p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-39825468089756416042024-03-17T20:38:00.003-04:002024-03-17T20:38:53.813-04:00I'm sensing a theme here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq02du87lqnHsXHJC8oVOg18R0TFrKV7InPYc7WSF3q4F94dB5fRRphcyTL6MSpx1X5XZLMiaVWOSr5oCVv9ckWfgjhTE4xnm3LUevaPyT4gS15PFV6HKvBH08dR769OMYrNl5d4DgYm-Y_oUJc89-CXQLiLbxLmf8pTaaSjRZe9vF4bTRWUYdf01M-Es/s1440/01%2004%20yanbu%20sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq02du87lqnHsXHJC8oVOg18R0TFrKV7InPYc7WSF3q4F94dB5fRRphcyTL6MSpx1X5XZLMiaVWOSr5oCVv9ckWfgjhTE4xnm3LUevaPyT4gS15PFV6HKvBH08dR769OMYrNl5d4DgYm-Y_oUJc89-CXQLiLbxLmf8pTaaSjRZe9vF4bTRWUYdf01M-Es/w407-h612/01%2004%20yanbu%20sign.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Moving on to Yanbu.<br /><br />The waterfront, where there is a lighthouse, and surprise! a giant sign.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-46868273140111998222024-03-17T20:11:00.002-04:002024-03-17T20:11:31.258-04:00Random things I saw in Jeddah<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />This might be more than usually random, but I have nothing to add.</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-77722562436624597922024-03-17T18:44:00.000-04:002024-03-17T18:44:05.265-04:00Opening up to the tourist trade<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYnYqHcly4h7_JBUJV7cc7iuudMBLxw3eMW5D_RgVmPEn25pe9obkh_rqor2vdNmHGM4I9ag8WLN6Ya_Jnk0y5rJ3HmaNRJOA0AiE8Tf2Wt-5V3ALqq5vNnW4Cpw-2UOAdkN1fR9JgzCEjRizfcjz2lOsOixV-WHqbYQxAYviuNI5n841ycTO57Ic_ks/s1440/01%2002%20tour%20bus%20guides.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYnYqHcly4h7_JBUJV7cc7iuudMBLxw3eMW5D_RgVmPEn25pe9obkh_rqor2vdNmHGM4I9ag8WLN6Ya_Jnk0y5rJ3HmaNRJOA0AiE8Tf2Wt-5V3ALqq5vNnW4Cpw-2UOAdkN1fR9JgzCEjRizfcjz2lOsOixV-WHqbYQxAYviuNI5n841ycTO57Ic_ks/w611-h407/01%2002%20tour%20bus%20guides.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Nothing remarkable about this picture, but it makes me smile. All of the tour guides in Saudi Arabia were charming, and so eager to show us their country even as they struggled to figure out this whole “tourism” thing.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-36459176676682116932024-03-17T17:41:00.000-04:002024-03-17T17:41:06.061-04:00Where was I again?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQMwaLAZbjIioG3fl2XitGvdbQrF7-sAsEKjODpnHsaP5enrM00N2JmiUtPmjMnJEi-ZknCIzu74C5EipF225Cr5Zon7XWe5up_Nt4mgVVboekWTwHos8lIjMaRwbr3lBlcxxJpJB8r89GMSHwusT3QKkG7qo-pADD2b-72fm5IRCMsOJSk_WV0lVtSg/s1440/01%2002%20bldg%20juxt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQMwaLAZbjIioG3fl2XitGvdbQrF7-sAsEKjODpnHsaP5enrM00N2JmiUtPmjMnJEi-ZknCIzu74C5EipF225Cr5Zon7XWe5up_Nt4mgVVboekWTwHos8lIjMaRwbr3lBlcxxJpJB8r89GMSHwusT3QKkG7qo-pADD2b-72fm5IRCMsOJSk_WV0lVtSg/w724-h482/01%2002%20bldg%20juxt.jpg" width="724" /></a></div><br />I'm laid up with a nasty cold, so maybe I can actually finish up with Saudi Arabia in this decade. Yesterday I was wishing for death; today if I'm lying down watching television I don't feel terrible, but the minute I do something strenuous—like walking to the kitchen—I urgently need a nap.<br /><br />Here's an interesting juxtaposition of the three stages of building repair in old town Jeddah.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-74920208723725261302024-03-03T22:41:00.001-05:002024-03-03T22:41:44.756-05:00Sunday bird blogging<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRLvU15_qlplO2GtWVg61gQLF6dbthMa1JgBptL6H29iVQ5N2vUwXK9tDP34Pbov3sJ8TLXjrvIYoL7j4WgsQVZsj_qH4dfwp9NUStZFHQbhPdCAV9rZFNPHw2kDvdNLEnnMytWj9NIBVPrhDv__5BsoeziFNdVQbZYrnYtFsM2VXsrToS4ayfACuEz4/s1440/01%2007%20eurasian%20hoopoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRLvU15_qlplO2GtWVg61gQLF6dbthMa1JgBptL6H29iVQ5N2vUwXK9tDP34Pbov3sJ8TLXjrvIYoL7j4WgsQVZsj_qH4dfwp9NUStZFHQbhPdCAV9rZFNPHw2kDvdNLEnnMytWj9NIBVPrhDv__5BsoeziFNdVQbZYrnYtFsM2VXsrToS4ayfACuEz4/w382-h574/01%2007%20eurasian%20hoopoe.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Here's an unimpressive picture of an impressive bird: a Eurasian hoopoe I saw near my hotel in Aqaba. <p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-22611143000310651602024-02-24T20:06:00.002-05:002024-02-24T20:06:34.299-05:00Saturday reflections<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljnckCZ2WdFvgLZ_pbFMOz_wL6-OJJGMbngSa4KQ4Pxl23NAyuMN9B_l1L2MDgWFBGXHDcsfeVxrr47YYLlz6_RGWeAnjlxo0yqy7-ksL_G4EZcsGyezomu6yuy3uI3tuD1l5NKGyhZC6_BwZoDenKg54kWGZtq12w4FXuU5OJa-HsIv-hHBwtkxjjgA/s1440/01%2002%20reflections%20camel%20bldg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljnckCZ2WdFvgLZ_pbFMOz_wL6-OJJGMbngSa4KQ4Pxl23NAyuMN9B_l1L2MDgWFBGXHDcsfeVxrr47YYLlz6_RGWeAnjlxo0yqy7-ksL_G4EZcsGyezomu6yuy3uI3tuD1l5NKGyhZC6_BwZoDenKg54kWGZtq12w4FXuU5OJa-HsIv-hHBwtkxjjgA/w717-h477/01%2002%20reflections%20camel%20bldg.jpg" width="717" /></a></div><br />I have no idea what this building in Jeddah is (though I do like the marching camels), but there's the Arabian sky, reflected, so here it is.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-43107723723016896772024-02-21T21:10:00.001-05:002024-02-21T21:10:08.766-05:00The Sauds<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_PGxJy9WiGf2QYxKUod3hRFHGTMEUuQKW65NQGiJ01pU_tPPXVqhLk8itpedRTYsc6GBcdv2z4zYnbbeyaIqby8Qlimeu-Nnr5Zr1yW1tAFkZITZShGMA8NV0Qz8xNdn_cWHMS3U6ib_Kr1WXDXklZ31noM2ih5ST-XMcFOHE8iMAwS_UW1Pm93uQS0/s1440/01%2002%20saudi%20royals%20sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_PGxJy9WiGf2QYxKUod3hRFHGTMEUuQKW65NQGiJ01pU_tPPXVqhLk8itpedRTYsc6GBcdv2z4zYnbbeyaIqby8Qlimeu-Nnr5Zr1yW1tAFkZITZShGMA8NV0Qz8xNdn_cWHMS3U6ib_Kr1WXDXklZ31noM2ih5ST-XMcFOHE8iMAwS_UW1Pm93uQS0/w402-h604/01%2002%20saudi%20royals%20sign.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Versions of this sign, depicting the founding father and first king, Abdulaziz ibn Saud, the current king, Salman, and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, were everywhere. <br /><br />Lest you forget that Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy, and is in fact named for the royal family.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-27277180551073870762024-02-21T20:22:00.000-05:002024-02-21T20:22:15.701-05:00Urban poetry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNWT0hGaG0YVpRohmuwqI6LkocBGna9fFnya2RE-PLejwJO7TpQurXlrwtqQd6b_Et2zneYsJ996Q-g3psmpUs-NxjxulItWaX7IiHvs5b3awagAz3McbIlo8Ist5koOXsyC3yV9jMOu7nizeEbvsDNUQikvJBYqBNRMaFMf3dtk32ASqvoiIwsF-M2s/s1440/01%2003%20jeddah%20port%20fountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNWT0hGaG0YVpRohmuwqI6LkocBGna9fFnya2RE-PLejwJO7TpQurXlrwtqQd6b_Et2zneYsJ996Q-g3psmpUs-NxjxulItWaX7IiHvs5b3awagAz3McbIlo8Ist5koOXsyC3yV9jMOu7nizeEbvsDNUQikvJBYqBNRMaFMf3dtk32ASqvoiIwsF-M2s/w399-h599/01%2003%20jeddah%20port%20fountain.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />King Faud's Fountain, seen in the distance the night we left Jeddah. It's the tallest water fountain in the world, because of course it is.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-82363905516832250842024-02-18T18:58:00.000-05:002024-02-18T18:58:39.635-05:00Sunday bird blogging<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2EOA3PzUU7ZtJRxxhX-00ZnBwhaiwNHuWmLBRBNltxZuKrX2CVmxdjJOEzfqRPYQ1TQECm9gAn0IYkZbVqr1sYtFgS9JxI9geEBjTHbJERj55fv0wZf7JogSvrowZD4d1wbQBpAU8hdCSMiXbHTEdrBWEB_SYFAihHSzvxJrRQyU5agLk2v8CDqmcqM/s1440/01%2002%20reflection%20w%20pigeons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2EOA3PzUU7ZtJRxxhX-00ZnBwhaiwNHuWmLBRBNltxZuKrX2CVmxdjJOEzfqRPYQ1TQECm9gAn0IYkZbVqr1sYtFgS9JxI9geEBjTHbJERj55fv0wZf7JogSvrowZD4d1wbQBpAU8hdCSMiXbHTEdrBWEB_SYFAihHSzvxJrRQyU5agLk2v8CDqmcqM/w617-h411/01%2002%20reflection%20w%20pigeons.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Pigeons on a building in Jeddah. With reflections, so two birds with one photo, so to speak.<br /><br />This wasn't a fun week. I've been having laptop issues for the past few weeks, so I've had multiple visits to the Apple store, and had to work around all of this to try to get all of my class materials done. There has been a certain amount of yelling and cursing, and I have to admit it was not always directed at inanimate objects. <br /><br />The laptop is still on life support, despite paying $250 dollars and three days downtime for a new battery, but I'll scream about that next week.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-16703967013452289702024-02-06T14:20:00.005-05:002024-02-06T14:20:49.283-05:00On the streets of Al Balad<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN30zJd-BBDgU-rJjZ8bqCPbDsGDml5PC6uorqwWiCM1yRijXt79Zpzrm6uGELmDVDdmB0gCqsbp3Ty8Wnr6lCI5x_RNcYw-gbVdASTjc1C7cHeg5IBaYVSDxka_cRwkdnvTIamLtQZhP_QQp2EhxVcCAP6po4ho4e9iphp7ztzooPrEN-J5nCjXTfPQ/s1440/01%2003%20alley%20old%20town.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 4em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN30zJd-BBDgU-rJjZ8bqCPbDsGDml5PC6uorqwWiCM1yRijXt79Zpzrm6uGELmDVDdmB0gCqsbp3Ty8Wnr6lCI5x_RNcYw-gbVdASTjc1C7cHeg5IBaYVSDxka_cRwkdnvTIamLtQZhP_QQp2EhxVcCAP6po4ho4e9iphp7ztzooPrEN-J5nCjXTfPQ/w426-h640/01%2003%20alley%20old%20town.jpg" width="383" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Is it obvious that classes have started again? I will post the remaining Jeddah pictures, but the pictures that haven't been processed yet (Knossos, Ephesus, Yanbu) will have to wait a while.</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-32500093294341552142024-02-06T11:29:00.001-05:002024-02-06T11:29:12.981-05:00Urban poetry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMSINRYLYoJrmxw6Cz1RZ02RXhho5F1aVBpdtbgXklLD_jD_o3vPfMvu7wm-MHAY2LHU2E5O8Jj7wSmaCXqy19OKEBdRZJ6JM0jnhFCyvEYcLFCKQ_NWb8SyMJyRKaiMxW7CD4ZhZna8rEMaKPNOqPJz2-d1UT7URuwCNcPunu6glOB7LKYAF1ZMprWA/s1440/01%2003%20mohammed%20ali%20asfoor%20cafeteria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMSINRYLYoJrmxw6Cz1RZ02RXhho5F1aVBpdtbgXklLD_jD_o3vPfMvu7wm-MHAY2LHU2E5O8Jj7wSmaCXqy19OKEBdRZJ6JM0jnhFCyvEYcLFCKQ_NWb8SyMJyRKaiMxW7CD4ZhZna8rEMaKPNOqPJz2-d1UT7URuwCNcPunu6glOB7LKYAF1ZMprWA/w604-h402/01%2003%20mohammed%20ali%20asfoor%20cafeteria.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><br /><br />I think this counts as urban poetry: the outdoor seating area of a cafe in Jeddah honoring Muhammad Ali.<br /><br />As a world-famous Muslim, Ali was very popular in Saudi Arabia. He visited many times, first making the Hajj in 1972.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-86718912091837070492024-02-04T15:20:00.000-05:002024-02-04T15:20:07.729-05:00Minaret<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0HbzoRkFS5Es9BUDZaozz4roq3ukiOPYnOiNPPYouZYsoaQeyVh_JM_PO1A3C9DN5yap_02MAvaH3xqoKMkUUtUxupCQeHVHcQUF6T11rV5f05qoZLlZyAwxSC3191PRuC0vO5tPTEhDSPwvBAIxQQpv2civlSq9du6_lnigVNI3XhR4aoA2e9PezC0/s1440/01%2003%20al%20shafi%20mosque%20minaret2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 10em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0HbzoRkFS5Es9BUDZaozz4roq3ukiOPYnOiNPPYouZYsoaQeyVh_JM_PO1A3C9DN5yap_02MAvaH3xqoKMkUUtUxupCQeHVHcQUF6T11rV5f05qoZLlZyAwxSC3191PRuC0vO5tPTEhDSPwvBAIxQQpv2civlSq9du6_lnigVNI3XhR4aoA2e9PezC0/w426-h640/01%2003%20al%20shafi%20mosque%20minaret2.jpg" width="383" /></a>
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't decide which of these photos of the minaret of the Al Shafi mosque in Jeddah I liked better—the one with more detail? Or the one with more context? So I'm posting both.<br /><br />The mosque is the oldest in Jeddah, dating from the 13th century, though it has undergone extensive renovations. </div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-76446015254482408322024-02-03T21:08:00.000-05:002024-02-03T21:08:13.220-05:00Saturday reflections<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4i826lOgO_zPfLuxLXuL0YHluBD3U7giNBsBFnH2bIcDNJz1lMfH6nclFUxJEzaM2ykJ8_2rk7e1vbou5bQE9oR9u8JUCKXaMOSAMe7DTyWDib3sZ4X4VNQqlca_w_wGZ4USFL1vsIMiKmRKGzC9DQ4cdJ4RsjCopcxUIvRQuyQMP0uAB0lNhmo55RU/s1440/01%2003%20reflections%20al%20shafi%20mosque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4i826lOgO_zPfLuxLXuL0YHluBD3U7giNBsBFnH2bIcDNJz1lMfH6nclFUxJEzaM2ykJ8_2rk7e1vbou5bQE9oR9u8JUCKXaMOSAMe7DTyWDib3sZ4X4VNQqlca_w_wGZ4USFL1vsIMiKmRKGzC9DQ4cdJ4RsjCopcxUIvRQuyQMP0uAB0lNhmo55RU/w615-h409/01%2003%20reflections%20al%20shafi%20mosque.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />The courtyard of the Al Shafi mosque in Jeddah. <p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-38250614977040454112024-01-31T21:15:00.001-05:002024-01-31T21:15:31.863-05:00Our Days of Bliss<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW6Su9e903F67C3DNep8XMTLK2PgdBAFxjC-RIm9qyeH2P7jTUmurUYmDO6hbzWnCHB6pE8unwHafPkudfnnWcI15VzEYrlavIve0CgYd6dEkn-VxzU22idX1588lvHk1c5u9NI6Kddg5zT4XCpZCn7-he2HDlSNCzCceVXYMyO1WhFKeJlOGYl_ctqU/s1440/01%2003%20our%20days%20of%20bliss%20magad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW6Su9e903F67C3DNep8XMTLK2PgdBAFxjC-RIm9qyeH2P7jTUmurUYmDO6hbzWnCHB6pE8unwHafPkudfnnWcI15VzEYrlavIve0CgYd6dEkn-VxzU22idX1588lvHk1c5u9NI6Kddg5zT4XCpZCn7-he2HDlSNCzCceVXYMyO1WhFKeJlOGYl_ctqU/w640-h426/01%2003%20our%20days%20of%20bliss%20magad.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br />This small museum recreates the interior of the old houses of Al Balad as they looked a hundred years ago. <br /><br />They served us Saudi coffee, which is very different from the Turkish or Greek-type coffee I was expecting. This was made from very lightly roasted beans that were still green, so the beverage looked more like green tea than coffee, and it had cardamom and other spices in it.
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we walked through Al Balad, we constantly had to jump aside to avoid the golf carts that the construction crews, and occasionally other, unidentified but obviously official, types were driving. And when the walk was over and it was time for us to meet the bus taking us back to the ship, we also went by golf cart. I took the picture on the right through the windshield as we careened around corners at a speed I hadn't realized golf carts could achieve, while the call to prayer from multiple mosques echoed through the streets.<br /><br />That's actually my favorite memory of Jeddah. (The horse-drawn carriages at Petra have also been replaced with golf carts, and while I appreciate how much more efficient the carts must be, not to mention cheaper to feed, I did miss the carriages.)</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-63660290287572775672024-01-28T20:12:00.003-05:002024-01-28T20:12:54.474-05:00More blues and greens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1USGEWgK7f33x-Hkeg_mHhzePa1pU8I4rZY69C2luipgPeHmBQi15QKveoHw_VnqaJvYtB6jax6J00iy_9WPI0LVIsq6v731uOMf_UnnewSPICWERwC-yxyzvUb4geI136y8yzvFr6AewzsvU_0rcRqa1UGwoK7PSS2GJGzjL8X0hIfP_-yGYDY8Mvs/s1440/01%2003%20academy%20of%20fine%20arts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1USGEWgK7f33x-Hkeg_mHhzePa1pU8I4rZY69C2luipgPeHmBQi15QKveoHw_VnqaJvYtB6jax6J00iy_9WPI0LVIsq6v731uOMf_UnnewSPICWERwC-yxyzvUb4geI136y8yzvFr6AewzsvU_0rcRqa1UGwoK7PSS2GJGzjL8X0hIfP_-yGYDY8Mvs/w640-h426/01%2003%20academy%20of%20fine%20arts.jpg" width="520" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those same colors are used for doors and decoration throughout Al Balad.</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-61381671630730470522024-01-28T19:22:00.003-05:002024-01-28T19:22:43.196-05:00Blues and greens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKr4Ys-BNPsLDyJpRi4IbT8ol4yVV0x_6OFkx2qNFpAIf8wT8PB-ClOmUEihuGbIy8lhhgF2opyEyoUFphDsmeAa8RzWpcvcUa2wt3FsrZjGSPXu1cIr1s5mY0SVmZi8tygGXYvxT81Kc120iLb9-8FhrptY9-Le55YKNQTubFQsfAHhgzvrMe6hrw3I/s1440/01%2003%20green%20bldg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKr4Ys-BNPsLDyJpRi4IbT8ol4yVV0x_6OFkx2qNFpAIf8wT8PB-ClOmUEihuGbIy8lhhgF2opyEyoUFphDsmeAa8RzWpcvcUa2wt3FsrZjGSPXu1cIr1s5mY0SVmZi8tygGXYvxT81Kc120iLb9-8FhrptY9-Le55YKNQTubFQsfAHhgzvrMe6hrw3I/w426-h640/01%2003%20green%20bldg.jpg" width="383" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of the rawasheen are left the natural teak color, but some of them are painted green or blue.</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-54619300876343043452024-01-28T17:12:00.001-05:002024-01-28T20:55:25.999-05:00Rawasheen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayMEfuMmkyd1VeH11ByLnciSprRwZBqDmMRu1WqNAnEuuljddlF979SNjg0I9K3eo-5ooKAtYFs_9DWTWmY4LlXKmSruOq0sbNDFhgP1Vf9tmjtZLtwP_yU_bjVVMAFRPxiW4OaFA242vdhLZaPZycuOJqY29Bvmr3rzVznzJcgsmi0wTOxvYIgCxVMM/s1440/01%2003%20brown%20balconies%20repaired.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-top: 5em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayMEfuMmkyd1VeH11ByLnciSprRwZBqDmMRu1WqNAnEuuljddlF979SNjg0I9K3eo-5ooKAtYFs_9DWTWmY4LlXKmSruOq0sbNDFhgP1Vf9tmjtZLtwP_yU_bjVVMAFRPxiW4OaFA242vdhLZaPZycuOJqY29Bvmr3rzVznzJcgsmi0wTOxvYIgCxVMM/w640-h426/01%2003%20brown%20balconies%20repaired.jpg" width="576" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Al Balad became a thriving port in the 7th century. And because it is less than 50 miles from Mecca, Al Balad was, and Jeddah is, a gateway city for pilgrims. The 650 buildings in the district—now a UNESCO World Heritage site—mostly date from the 19th century; many were built from blocks of coral carved out of the nearby Red Sea, with distinctive wooden balconies called rawasheen (singular <i>roshan</i>). <br /><br />Many of the buildings are dilapidated and some are in danger of collapsing, as the steep cost of upkeep led to many of the families leaving for the newer, more modern living options in Jeddah's suburbs. The Ministry of Culture has now financed a full restoration project, and the streets were full of construction crews when we were there. The pictures show examples of rawasheen on a building that has been restored next to one that is still waiting its turn.</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-83137239258187014092024-01-27T19:35:00.001-05:002024-01-28T20:54:28.918-05:00Saturday reflections<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTuL8MEbnpAOuoz7XhRfL1QXndKbU7HU3wlKaOXIpMDWMr1ce7w-kaN3C49KZZsQ7CFaQfc-hJr56r4kV7dzoAUMSylOOT1-0r0SyAZciDfvvTTev3CUbSTYsH23GwkxVqsJJ6uVgRf2QH7NtQDU21MMf-eZxUaMeErOxUbB71zxO_RcokBA9skxEVM0/s1440/01%2002%20reflections%20window2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTuL8MEbnpAOuoz7XhRfL1QXndKbU7HU3wlKaOXIpMDWMr1ce7w-kaN3C49KZZsQ7CFaQfc-hJr56r4kV7dzoAUMSylOOT1-0r0SyAZciDfvvTTev3CUbSTYsH23GwkxVqsJJ6uVgRf2QH7NtQDU21MMf-eZxUaMeErOxUbB71zxO_RcokBA9skxEVM0/w598-h398/01%2002%20reflections%20window2.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />A window in central Jeddah.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-42766526280560791472024-01-27T18:24:00.000-05:002024-01-27T18:24:34.051-05:00Building and rebuilding Jeddah<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim89Dk_XbjFMsNJx2Imb31OWb7KgzRQbYSSkkg9moGoqhxySxSbl7EsQZlJLF4nKwfUjsTFgx8ITuNrwTV7IS81PnDTgn65rj6U9sI6tD5leE2USqifpgsh87pjer4qbdYLnMw8bxIpICYFS06zVMM8zNM0XEKU4yc4lmKIOrYucYmhlAkKbNCox_lCN4/s1440/01%2002%20construction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 10em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim89Dk_XbjFMsNJx2Imb31OWb7KgzRQbYSSkkg9moGoqhxySxSbl7EsQZlJLF4nKwfUjsTFgx8ITuNrwTV7IS81PnDTgn65rj6U9sI6tD5leE2USqifpgsh87pjer4qbdYLnMw8bxIpICYFS06zVMM8zNM0XEKU4yc4lmKIOrYucYmhlAkKbNCox_lCN4/w426-h640/01%2002%20construction.jpg" width="383" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The picture on the left shows the view on the other side of the corniche in Jeddah. New hotels, new offices, new everything. And it looked like that all over central Jeddah.<br /><br />The picture on the right shows another busy construction site, but this is renovation rather than new construction, in Al Balad, the oldest district in Jeddah.</div>
<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-36086383071261703562024-01-26T12:55:00.004-05:002024-01-26T12:55:53.573-05:00The green Red Sea<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnGZCakCpxL4ke0yAzJhyXmXbnw7F5lALHoXVYLPFpjWAo6gF7tAmZfJZiedoIlTicU9-YphdTvvH1_o0FWZMjb8xBdrdEvAP6iOU29DadORSTuo_N2dsEebgl8CDC-E0O0zrkMWqpwVKDaNqOa1tYpNs12Yf44MoimERyWSMpCfHee4_VCfHDHT0DhM/s1440/01%2002%20red%20sea%20colors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnGZCakCpxL4ke0yAzJhyXmXbnw7F5lALHoXVYLPFpjWAo6gF7tAmZfJZiedoIlTicU9-YphdTvvH1_o0FWZMjb8xBdrdEvAP6iOU29DadORSTuo_N2dsEebgl8CDC-E0O0zrkMWqpwVKDaNqOa1tYpNs12Yf44MoimERyWSMpCfHee4_VCfHDHT0DhM/w597-h397/01%2002%20red%20sea%20colors.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I loved the colors of the water by the corniche. I think those are rocks covered with algae or seaweed but it was hard to tell.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-81650795093613751192024-01-26T12:50:00.002-05:002024-01-26T12:52:07.020-05:00Back to Jeddah<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqhWpkqL3gzwAPpid_9uPETMWgc1plWDZ3znjNG4pUlr1768Q8KX0iN_aRX6rhcaB4hYA9GqPiFSg5SF0I9QbzVskXV9XzlD21PqOO_DCuTsfJJ5_r5jmc6_n04YqQfBb8iFDPWDrJvkdBF2ehPVGGAzh0emjsn5fPafcvhPtX1nU5JEt3Y4csoW6S1s/s1440/01%2002%20jeddah%20sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqhWpkqL3gzwAPpid_9uPETMWgc1plWDZ3znjNG4pUlr1768Q8KX0iN_aRX6rhcaB4hYA9GqPiFSg5SF0I9QbzVskXV9XzlD21PqOO_DCuTsfJJ5_r5jmc6_n04YqQfBb8iFDPWDrJvkdBF2ehPVGGAzh0emjsn5fPafcvhPtX1nU5JEt3Y4csoW6S1s/w737-h415/01%2002%20jeddah%20sign.jpg" width="737" /></a></div><br />As I mentioned previously, this dumb sign was the big attraction on our tour of the corniche in Jeddah, along with the distant view of the “only partially built, but may eventually be” tallest building in the world. But I do like that I managed to frame one of the locals in the first giant D.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-91951268643993498952024-01-24T10:50:00.001-05:002024-01-24T18:28:36.130-05:00The Seven Wonders of the World<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71V_M-PO10EdJ_ncfHAbVcc_2RrpgYA86a5xVCb8XjqQBhFqQ0rTrcLq0QdUoIzCGyHU572IIYeeZL6m_eLPbuH0tYlZMPLHR-YkNO1TgwBRclu-2xEwHDgN1fCVunAtjgDjnCtXO4hBsCNTbXp0IaQYWVXraqVN2s4yMXulbWdmSUwI0DQc4bG566ZI/s1440/12%2026%20basilica%20view.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 3em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71V_M-PO10EdJ_ncfHAbVcc_2RrpgYA86a5xVCb8XjqQBhFqQ0rTrcLq0QdUoIzCGyHU572IIYeeZL6m_eLPbuH0tYlZMPLHR-YkNO1TgwBRclu-2xEwHDgN1fCVunAtjgDjnCtXO4hBsCNTbXp0IaQYWVXraqVN2s4yMXulbWdmSUwI0DQc4bG566ZI/w600-h399/12%2026%20basilica%20view.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br />This is the view from the <a href="https://www.travelswithkathleen.com/2023/12/basilica-of-saint-john.html" target="_blank">Basilica of Saint John</a> in Selçuk. The single column that you can see on the left-hand side is most of what remains of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Looking at this picture made me realize that on this trip I saw the locations of three of the seven wonders: the Temple of Artemis, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. <br /><br />They're always coming up with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World" target="_blank">new versions of Seven Wonders</a>, but the original is the only one I ever remember. I've seen the <a href="https://www.travelswithkathleen.com/2021/01/the-other-side-of-pyramids.html" target="_blank">Great Pyramid</a>, the only one of the wonders still standing, and I've seen where the Lighthouse of Alexandria was, so that's five of seven. I'm almost certainly never going to Iraq and no one knows whether the Hanging Gardens of Babylon even existed, so unless I happen to find myself in Bodrum, Türkiye, where the omnipresent Knights of St. John used stones from the famous Mausoleum to fortify their castle, five of seven is all I'm going to be able to check off. And that's fine with me.<p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018718923995467390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158028302698984012.post-23829949046512201182024-01-23T19:08:00.002-05:002024-01-26T15:06:24.269-05:00Stations of the cross<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Fn_CKBlpu7I072H0UnMFBf77N_245LbocISX3MT8GxTmXCCDwlqW_ac769WunYROjC1xXGFJF4ONulg_qOoiaE4lkUZZVrZvw70wqXMIH5wFGU61uVyraPWcCoF79Qctv3JJ5dHCfQ1wynCFhwRCrHbmR9gep_dS0NMUFz9FJI2O-MenHAGCnRJ72I/s1440/12%2028%20stations%20of%20the%20cross%203rd%20station.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 10em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Fn_CKBlpu7I072H0UnMFBf77N_245LbocISX3MT8GxTmXCCDwlqW_ac769WunYROjC1xXGFJF4ONulg_qOoiaE4lkUZZVrZvw70wqXMIH5wFGU61uVyraPWcCoF79Qctv3JJ5dHCfQ1wynCFhwRCrHbmR9gep_dS0NMUFz9FJI2O-MenHAGCnRJ72I/w426-h640/12%2028%20stations%20of%20the%20cross%203rd%20station.jpg" width="383" /></a>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the other side of the mountaintop, there's a giant cross, and the path leading up to it has 14 marble shrines representing the Stations of the Cross. <br /><br />I don't think I've thought about the Stations—representing the events in the Passion of Christ—for decades, but when I was in grammar school we went to the church every Friday afternoon during Lent to do the stations. It started with the First Station, <i>Jesus is condemned to death</i>, and ended with the Fourteenth, <i>Jesus is laid in the sepulchre</i>, and there was a set of prayers we recited for each station. Our family bible had a set of fairly disturbing and graphic paintings (I used to have nightmares about the Eleventh Station, <i>Jesus is nailed to the cross</i>) but the church just had fourteen metal plaques. I actually liked the Stations of the Cross liturgy, the chanted prayers and the Benediction at the end with incense and music, and especially coming out into the sunshine afterwards and getting to go home early. <br /><br />I left the church intellectually and emotionally when I was still in high school, but you never forget the rituals. When I took the picture of the Third Station, I knew automatically that it depicted Jesus falling for the first time.</div>
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