http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Saudi-Arabia/Riyadh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Saudi Arabia , Riyadh en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:22:21 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:22:21 UTC Yes... we are in Saudi Arabia. Crap... I can't beleive it. This tour has been a long time in the works.... and I truly am finding it hard to believe that we are really here. WOW WOW WOW. I have had a tour to Saudi planned in my head for ages.... and finally got it rolling a year ago. All the planning and plotting... staring at the map... reading ... and now I am in Riyadh.Chilled in Dubai for http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Saudi-Arabia/Riyadh/blog-343327.html Well I've been here now in Saudi Arabia for just over six weeks. It feels like such a short time ago that Jamara and I stepped off the plane here in Riyadh only to be dropped off at an empty villa at 10.30pm with no one to direct our questions to and no idea of where we were to go the following day or how we were to get there.Over the last six weeks we've managed to take a trip into the desert to http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Saudi-Arabia/Riyadh/blog-267146.html A view of The Kingdom Shopping CentreFour Seasons Hotel http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Saudi-Arabia/Riyadh/blog-245234.html We arrived at our accommodation about 2130 Riyadh time and have been settling in today. The flight was 6 hours of absolute comfort no Not business class the plane was only half full so we could sit together and spread ourselves out. The food was excellent included ice cream and a salad and the crew were always coming round with hotcold drinks soft and otherwise.... I met Pauline and Eil http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Saudi-Arabia/Riyadh/blog-242005.html Desert GardenRiyadh Saudi Arabia means gardens in Arabic and is where we call home. This is apropos as we adore our villa garden with koi pond and flowering trees. We even grow roses and vegetables though it waxes above 120 degrees fahrenheit. The city is punctuated by astounding architechure including the Kingdom Tower with a trangular cutout shape at the top. Each person has a diff http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Saudi-Arabia/Riyadh/blog-154802.html