I was in Saudi Arabia this week,
this was the first time in this country for me/ as I am sure everyone knows it’s
a complicated country to get entry to. I had to get permission from the Saudi
Arabian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs to apply
for a visa, I don’t expect may visa applications are turned down if you have to have permission to apply
for a visa. On arrival immigration was
complicated with a lack of signage and conflicting instructions but after two
hours I was in a taxi on the way to the Hotel.
I had a belief that Saudi Arabia was
very restrictive and without doubt it is not the most open country in the world
but I saw several groups of women walking around unaccompanied, although we sat
in the single male part of the restaurant there was a women’s section and a
families section. I was told the single male’s section was often closed at the
weekend and an extended families section created.
One of the things that most surprised
me was that beer could be bought in the supermarkets. Alcohol free beer but beer
nonetheless.
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