So taking pictures is complicated here. You can't take pictures of women...PERIOD. You can't take pictures of government buildings. You can't really walk around much so any picture you take has to be from a speeding taxi.
Just to give you a glimpse of it though...I took a few from the monorail.
Here is the big mosque on campus. There are LOTS of smaller ones because they always have to be an easy distance to get to 5 times a day.
Here is a shot from further away. Faculty housing as far as the eye can see. It is over 90% empty right now, but they are hoping to fill it up. The whole campus was built in less than 2 years so now they just have to build up the school.
This is looking out the other direction. Its just desert. Princess Nora is a bit outside of Riyadh. We are in the suburbs near the airport.
As I said, you can't take pictures of women and even the signs on campus have to have drawings of women appropriately dressed.
More pictures to come too.
7 comments:
Fascinating. And yet, I have NO desire to visit. It is so good to hear from you. I can't imagine looking out and seeing nothing but sand. Perhaps you could get a small potted plant in your apt. For some clean oxygen.
And now, I have this overwhelming desire to put on my bathing suit and run through the streets of Bako., screaming.
Keep the updates coming.
Thank you for the pictures. Keep blogging, you must have time on your hands.
Interesting but don't expect the Saudis to hire you for PR.
I want you to post more often... Not sure if you're really taking requests. I want to break rules when I read about how restrictive things are there!
Gorgeous picture of you!
Love these pictures!
So interesting to see the pictures you were able to take. That is A LOT of faculty housing. What a huge University. Amazing. And to look out and literally just see sand and desert forever is just so different. How hot is it? I wonder what they would think about looking out my windows and seeing the tree covered mountains. Do the women go to the mosque 5 times a day also? It's all fascinating, but mostly I just hope you are safe and you are happy to be experiencing all of this and not feeling too lonely so far away. We love you!!!!
Alicia
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