"Riyadh" Riyadh by marimar_72


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The capital

The first time I visited Al Riyadh(called Arriyadh in the Saudi accent)
back in 1987 when my brother decided to marry a girl from Riyadh.
We(my family and I stayed there for five days),I spent most of my time with my sister in law`s family,she have so many sisters and cousins who are about my age(I was 14 then).

Then kept visitng it once in a while,but not too often,as my brother and his wife moved to Jiddah

And when I got married I visited it few times as a transit spot to other destinations.
best time to visit Riyadh is in the the
winter,because the summer could be very hot.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:well built city!
  • Cons:Harsh weather!
  • In a nutshell:get a visa then you might visit it:(
  • Last visit to Riyadh: Feb 2002
  • Intro Updated Dec 17, 2005
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    Khalid_eg Jan 7, 2006 at 5:16 AM Report Abuse

    I'm HERE ;-).. so now u have 3 brothers in Arriyadh :-)

  • asimk Sep 28, 2004 at 2:29 AM Report Abuse

    hey, I never knew you had two brothers in riyadh :) so you must be quite a frequent visitor to this part of the kingdom, why the govt. is not improving the jeddah airport ? as this is where the tourism is because of Haj/Umrah.

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    Aurorae Jul 13, 2003 at 8:48 AM Report Abuse

    Fascinating! Very intriguing!!!

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    acemj Jul 12, 2003 at 2:47 PM Report Abuse

    There really appears to be some incredible architecture here. Great page!

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    Canadienne Jun 23, 2003 at 12:11 PM Report Abuse

    Al Thimama is so beautiful! Nice to have your brothers so conveniently located! Enjoy the shopping!

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    bzh Apr 15, 2003 at 5:41 AM Report Abuse

    Nice page. I'll have to visit the gold souk next time I go there. And, yes, having experienced Riyadh in summer, I agree, go in winter.

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    TinKan Mar 25, 2003 at 8:13 AM Report Abuse

    haha I had forgotten about the UFO building. My other half misses the gold souk and I miss the food.

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    xaver Feb 22, 2003 at 9:38 AM Report Abuse

    lol mari if I had to visit a city with you I would suicide...shopping ....shopping...shopping :-P

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    call_me_rhia Feb 16, 2003 at 1:28 PM Report Abuse

    hehehe nice. www.ishop.com/mari
    is it right??? ;-)

  • majed81 Feb 6, 2003 at 11:55 AM Report Abuse

    Nice pictures and helpful infos.

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