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:well built city!
- Cons:Harsh weather!
- In a nutshell:get a visa then you might visit it:(
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I always used Riaydh as a connecting city,because there are more frequent flights from Riyadh(as a capital)to any where... more travel advice
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The Kingdom Centre, located in Riyadh's Olaya district and visible from virtually anywhere in the city, serves as the... more travel advice
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It is one of Riyadh`s tallest towers( 260 metres in height), containing 30 floors of office space, a 224-bed five-star... more travel advice
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If you like to just sit and look at the sun set in the desert ,this is the place to go to! You will find many people... more travel advice
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I'm HERE ;-).. so now u have 3 brothers in Arriyadh :-)
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.
Fascinating! Very intriguing!!!
There really appears to be some incredible architecture here. Great page!
Al Thimama is so beautiful! Nice to have your brothers so conveniently located! Enjoy the shopping!
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.
haha I had forgotten about the UFO building. My other half misses the gold souk and I miss the food.
lol mari if I had to visit a city with you I would suicide...shopping ....shopping...shopping :-P
hehehe nice. www.ishop.com/mari
is it right??? ;-)
Nice pictures and helpful infos.
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