tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24108241.post-91880535979124608802007-04-01T07:15:00.000+08:002007-04-01T07:39:06.301+08:00So a little over month ago, I came back to Jeddah against all odds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7u6bzyK6I/AAAAAAAAABU/gjkHKkxbvXc/s1600-h/Picture%28150%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7u6bzyK6I/AAAAAAAAABU/gjkHKkxbvXc/s320/Picture%28150%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048234919993682850" border="0" /></a><br />As you'd know, taking pictures aren't that much allowed in the Kingdom so I was compelled to take pictures in the Hotel:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7tAbzyK0I/AAAAAAAAAAk/lJ2IruBH-hs/s1600-h/Picture%28147%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7tAbzyK0I/AAAAAAAAAAk/lJ2IruBH-hs/s320/Picture%28147%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048232824049642306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So I stayed at Marriott Hotel and they gave me a twin room!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7tYrzyK2I/AAAAAAAAAA0/Mlgtoo5PQBc/s1600-h/Picture%28145%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7tYrzyK2I/AAAAAAAAAA0/Mlgtoo5PQBc/s320/Picture%28145%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048233240661470050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I should say, the extra bed made me feel even more alone--I never bothered touching it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7tzrzyK4I/AAAAAAAAABE/VGTLg7PYSzU/s1600-h/Picture%28148%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7tzrzyK4I/AAAAAAAAABE/VGTLg7PYSzU/s320/Picture%28148%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048233704517938050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, the hotel pool is the only available scene outside the window and as you'd expect, girls never showed-up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7udLzyK5I/AAAAAAAAABM/BqMDs4YhbMc/s1600-h/Picture%28149%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7udLzyK5I/AAAAAAAAABM/BqMDs4YhbMc/s320/Picture%28149%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048234417482509202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Jeddah skyline is mainly gray and brown.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Coming home, Dubai provided much lighter atmosphere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7vL7zyK7I/AAAAAAAAABc/V8cAX19-wu4/s1600-h/Picture%28155%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zewe_VnamZ4/Rg7vL7zyK7I/AAAAAAAAABc/V8cAX19-wu4/s320/Picture%28155%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048235220641393586" border="0" /></a><br />So there you go, the trip to Jeddah...Jan Amoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04727621188639609013noreply@blogger.com