Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Finally some pictures!

Here are a few pictures we have taken along the way...

The bearded man + his hooded wife
View from the backyard. You can start to see the sandstorm moving in.
We stumbled upon some old forts in the desert.
They are mostly made of mud and straw but were still in amazing condition.
Here comes the sandstorm! Ugh!
Have not had a full one yet but this was a little taste of what's to come.
But not too much worst than Riverside on a bad day right?
Few things to look at: KSA was talking with one of the head government officials from India so they lined all the freeways in Riyadh with Saudi and Indian flags. Also you'll see the sign for Panda on the right. It's like a Walmart and they also have their version of a Super Walmart called what else:
Hyper Panda
In America we have cemeteries with with grave stones. Here they have burial mounds. The more important you are the bigger the mound. You can see how people just build around them through the years.
A favorite weekend getaway for most Saudi's is setting up these tents in the desert. Inside is usually super nice fabrics and woods and some even have air conditioning. Not sure if this is technically camping out.
In California you have cows on the side of the road. We have camels.

Such a different place but we love it! Great hearing from everyone. Please don't stop thinking about us!

5 comments:

  1. We will never stop thinking about you except when we are sleeping (and even then sometimes we dream of you LOL)! Thanks for the fun pictures and for allowing us to see you and your new Home! We Love You!

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  2. Thanks guys! We love and miss you guys so much!

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  3. Brandon,
    It has been a while! It is truely such a treat to read your posts and learn about your life in Riyadh. I wish the best for you and Staci and I look forward to your future updates. your cousin, Lanea

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  4. So, Hyper Panda sounds like a children's show.

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