Dinner at the Castle in Dammam
May 31st 2009 Last night I ate at a place called Heritage Village in Dammam, which looks like an Arabian castle. Keep in mind that there aren't tourists in Saudi, so this place survives on the locals; most were traditionally dressed. (Just what makes a building qualify as a “village” is another Saudi mystery I cannot solve.)
The building is privately owned, which is pretty amazing in itself. It looks li
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