Luggages to CGK

Stack of our group luggages waiting to be checked in in Jeddah International Airport, on their way with our plane that will take us home to Jakarta. This trip is almost over.

Floating Mosque by Red Sea of Jeddah

We’re leaving Saudi Arabia for Jakarta tonight. We stopped by at the famous ‘floating mosque’ by the Red Sea in Jeddah ever-growing coastal lines. Known as one of popular Indonesian tourist destination in Jeddah, there are number of Indonesians selling various Indonesian food, such us Bakso (meat balls). Our group did not misa the opportunity…

Engaged Discussion

While the rest of family shopped in various stores in Corniche, my father-in-law chose to be involved in engaged discussion around Islamic philosophy with one of our muthowif. A better way to spend time, I suppose 🙂

Corniche Commercial Center

While waiting our hotel rooms to be prepared, we were taken to Corniche Commercial Center, a modern market center in Jeddah, a place where you can find a lot of Indonesian (owned) shops and restaurant. Not bad for last minute gift ideas 🙂

Enjoying Mall Food Court

We’ve been very focused for our promary intention for this umroh trip, that we just realised that at the top floor of the mall which is connected with our hotel (Zamzam Tower Mall), there is food court offering plenty of local delicacies and world-known franchises, such as this Baskin Robbins ice cream place. The kids…