Saudi Arabia part 3

Saudi Arabia
 

What was on our schedule: The National Museum of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom Centre.

The National Museum of Saudi Arabia is the major museum of the country. It is established in 1999 in the historical centre of the city Riyadh. The museum is organized into 8 galleries. They all show a part of the history of Saudi Arabia, for example: We saw the story of the stone age men, the life and mission of the Prophet Mohammed, the culture of the previous kingdoms, etc. In one of the galleries they showed us the folkloric costumes of the past and now, we even fit some of the costumes.

We stayed half a day in the museum and when we left the building a woman offered us a henna-tattoo for a little price. We all wanted a traditional one on the hand. It took 3 hours before it was finished, but it was worth.

We had planned to visit the Kingdom Centre, one of the highest building in Saudi Arabia. Although I have a bit vertigo, I wanted to see the country from a high of 302 meters. Unfortunately we had to wait for more than an hour. When we were on the highest level, we didn’t mind that we had to wait so long, the view was incredible. There were almost no clouds so we could see many things. We took a few pictures and decided to go downstairs.

Our Olaya House Hotel, where I’m know, is situated on the edge of the city, an hour from the city. The city members recommended this hotel because there is always a possibility to stay. we slept like a rose so we are really fulfilled! The hotel will definitely receive a tip of us!

Eline