We had to go to Saudi to get my passport finalized, since Mike works in Saudi that is where our visa must be.  That was an experience.  I had to buy an abaya me_with_abia.jpg (17741 bytes) me_with_abia-facecov.jpg (15391 bytes) Boy if I didn't look funny.  In Saudi the women all wear an abaya.  Some cover their hair and face and others do not.

We drove across the causeway to Saudi
drivingacrosscaswaytoSaudi.jpg (20863 bytes)  Mid way across there are 2 restaurants.  One on the Bahrain side and an identical one as you cross over to the Saudi side.  b_causwayrest_tosaudi.jpg (55666 bytes) We did not go in but they look like the San Antonio Hemisphere Restaurant. 
This is one of thegoingthrucheckpointfromsaudi.jpg (36092 bytes)check points going into Saudi.

When we got to Saudi we went to eat at Chili's.
chilisin_arabic.jpg (28355 bytes) There is one in Saudi also.  Each time I went out I had to put on the Abaya.  mein_abaya_outsidefriendshouseinsaudi.jpg (25373 bytes)
These are some of the photos I took while in Saudi
drivingalongcornish_insaudi.jpg (31902 bytes)This is driving along the Cornish in Saudi

This is driving to drivingin_saudi.jpg (29847 bytes) Mike's office in Saudi

This is a house and mosque in Saudi houseandmosque_insaudi.jpg (22093 bytes) Another house typ_houseinsaudi.jpg (17179 bytes)
Typical house in Saudi houseinSaudi_lovethatcolor.jpg (21993 bytes) Love that color!! haha

Mosques in mosque_insaudi.jpg (26043 bytes)  mosqueinSaudi.jpg (17203 bytes) Saudi
This is a road side rest area (toilet) in Saudi
roadside_toilets_insaudialongcornish.jpg (14601 bytes)

This is a housing compound saudi_housingcompound.jpg (22053 bytes)in Saudi

A Shopping Mall In Saudishoppingmall_insaudi.jpg (22736 bytes)

This is one of the toilets in the mall ~  you had to step up on the platform ~  but they also had regular toilets for people like me toilet_insaudimall.jpg (18802 bytes) toilet_insaudimall-diffview.jpg (22548 bytes) ...but every toilet in Bahrain and Saudi have some sort of Bidet or spray hose next to the toilet.  The Arabs are very clean people.  Also before going to pray they always wash and there is a place to wash their feet at the entrance to every Mosque.  There are small Mosque's in the Malls and in Saudi, everything closes down during prayer time.  If you are in a restaurant, you better have been served before the prayer starts or you just sit there till it is over.  Also if you are in the mall in Saudi and it is one of the prayer times, all the doors to the different shops close until the prayer time is over ~ which is usually around 30-45 min.
This is a photo driving into Bahrain from the causeway
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