Saudi Arabia - Halfway to Bahrain..
The other day we went to check out the King Fahad Causway.. its a 15 mile bridge that connects Saudi Arabia with the Island Kingdom of Bahrain. I couldnt actually go into Bahrain because I dont have a re-entry Visa for Saudi Arabia.. Anyways.. it was interesting...
If you take the Thuqbah exit you will find an auto-mechanic town.. if anything in your car needs to be fixed.. or "fiddled" with.. thats the place to go..
The bridge was pretty long.. and we only went halfway. In the middle of the bridge there's a small island that lies along the actual border between the two countries. There are a bunch of government buildings.. a park and of course Mc Donalds..
When we got to the middle island we didnt really know where we were going. We ended up in some sort of government building compound.. As we were driving out of the compound we heard someone yelling.. A small scruffy, pudgy security guy with well-polished shoes was waving us over.. he resembled a teddy bear in military fatigues. He was very talkative and friendly.. Teddy gave us the inside scoop on the island then directed us to a prime parking spot in the compound.
We wandered towards this tower.. it has one of those rotating restaurants on top (Sonu you can take me for lunch here! hehe) The sign at the entrance of the tower said CLOSED.. but when we walked up to the doors the guys inside saw us and turned the sign to OPEN.. I think we were the only people on this island! They let us in and we went to the top! :)
In the picture above you can see the Bahrain side of the island
In the picture above you can see most of the traffic is going one way.. from Saudia to Bahrain!! Saudis flood to Bahrain on weekends.. Many Saudis head over the bridge to enjoy all the pleasures that are banned at home... it's like their island playground.. and much of the economy in Bahrain is designed to satisfy this demand. Now I'm curious to actually go INto Bahrain!
and this is the Saudi side.. do you see the golden arches?
We also found a small beach area.. although I doubt its the "official" beach area..
heading home... and yes i know i take a lot of pictures of signs.. but i like this one!
If you take the Thuqbah exit you will find an auto-mechanic town.. if anything in your car needs to be fixed.. or "fiddled" with.. thats the place to go..
The bridge was pretty long.. and we only went halfway. In the middle of the bridge there's a small island that lies along the actual border between the two countries. There are a bunch of government buildings.. a park and of course Mc Donalds..
When we got to the middle island we didnt really know where we were going. We ended up in some sort of government building compound.. As we were driving out of the compound we heard someone yelling.. A small scruffy, pudgy security guy with well-polished shoes was waving us over.. he resembled a teddy bear in military fatigues. He was very talkative and friendly.. Teddy gave us the inside scoop on the island then directed us to a prime parking spot in the compound.
We wandered towards this tower.. it has one of those rotating restaurants on top (Sonu you can take me for lunch here! hehe) The sign at the entrance of the tower said CLOSED.. but when we walked up to the doors the guys inside saw us and turned the sign to OPEN.. I think we were the only people on this island! They let us in and we went to the top! :)
In the picture above you can see the Bahrain side of the island
In the picture above you can see most of the traffic is going one way.. from Saudia to Bahrain!! Saudis flood to Bahrain on weekends.. Many Saudis head over the bridge to enjoy all the pleasures that are banned at home... it's like their island playground.. and much of the economy in Bahrain is designed to satisfy this demand. Now I'm curious to actually go INto Bahrain!
and this is the Saudi side.. do you see the golden arches?
We also found a small beach area.. although I doubt its the "official" beach area..
heading home... and yes i know i take a lot of pictures of signs.. but i like this one!
Posted by Sylo at 6:29 AM::
nice pictures salim :) altho i can't see the golden arches :(
Hi Dobby. It's me the goose. I see u r having fun in Saudi....I think I might plan a trip to Bahrain..it looks inviting...u think they'll let a Trini girl slip across the border without a Visa? :) Take care Salim. Hope to talk to u soon...keep taking pictures...I'm learning! I'm learning!
Hey Salim,
You seem to have a thing for revolving restaurants. Next time you come over, I'll put you on a revolving stool and feed you! How about that? Fantastic pictures though. You should've given the teddy a hug. Keep the pics coming..Miss you..
Love, Sonu
Hey wawooskha its good that u cant see the arches.. Shawarmas here are much better.. i had a good one from baba habas the other day hehe
Goose! Where have u been? I'm sure they'd let u in.. they might not wanna let u out though! I heard the other day some guy was caught trying to smuggle a russian woman into Saudi.. he hid her in the dashboard of his car!!Crazy.. So did u go trick o treating? Wanna make a wager over the election? ;)
Madipan!! Good to see your text! I'm glad i gave you tingles.. u should join me in yemen!! We can find a pretty goat for jiggybum.. his time is running out.
Sonu, thats a great idea!! Buuuut I think I'd enjoy it more if you were the one spinning! Sammy's chair has a great spin to kick ratio :) Oh and I wanted to give Teddy a hug, but his semi-automatic was sorta in the way! hehe
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