Jeddah

We ventured out in the heat this afternoon

to see the city in the daylight for a change!

Jeddah is a city of 3 million people.

The streets are full of people - in cars, on bikes,

pulling carts, and pedestrians walking in all directions.

Rana is rather enjoying her freedom in the car without a carseat!

Old buildings and random walls to the

city are still standing in some parts of the

city, but much of the city is pretty modern.

The coast of the Red Sea is lined with little

amusement parks for kids and picnic areas...

...which people really only take advantage

of at night when the temp drops a bit.

Mosques, Saudi royal palaces, shopping malls, and
sculptures like the ones below line the shore, too.