Saudi Photos

Not much to say. Going to Jeddah this weekend and hope to have fun stories when I come back. Here are some photos a friend of mine took. Photos are moderately taboo here. They don't want you taking photos of cool buildings for terrorism fears, and it's sort of immodest to take pictures of Saudis you don't know. But my friend is braver than I, and a better photographer.

The two types of traditional Saudi male garb, the white headress and the checkered red:



All dressed up with no place to go. Saudi women have to cover everything, but their eyes. Other Arab women can get away with the black abaya (cloak covering their bodies) and a wrap around their hair. And western women can usually get away with just the abaya.



Austerity:



Always and everywhere, kids are adorable.