Blogger isn’t posting photos properly at the moment, so this post will come in pieces — first, a few things that we saw on the way to our beach destination:
Freish Shoping — that’s actually a fruit/vegetable market, not a store owned by someone named “Freish.” Interestingly (to me at least), the KIA sign isn’t translated into Arabic. If you sound out the Arabic written beneath, it says “Kee-ah Moo-toorz” (Kia Motors) which is meaningless to someone who actually speaks Arabic.
Around the animal sook — I know this is supposed to be a store that sells animal food (fodder), but I liked the extra ‘o’ that makes it says “fooder.” I’m not judging — their Arabic to English translating is WAY better than if I were translating English to Arabic.
Photograph fail — these guys are tying up a camel outside the camel market. Probably before loading him in the back of a pickup truck. Unfortunately I snapped the picture just as a car passed going the other direction. Someday, I will get some good camel transporting photos.
Camel herd! There is a guy leading the pack right through the center of town. He came away with quite a haul from the camel market.
Hello goat! Off to your new home? I bet you’re glad it isn’t Eid Al Adha!
On our way to Bar al Hikman — out on the salt flats. We stopped to adjust our roof rack which almost fell off the car (stay tuned for that story) and the kids were picking up the glittery pieces of gypsum off the ground. My camera skills didn’t pick it up, but the ground was sparkling and twinkling in the sun.
That’s what I’ve got for now — blame Picasa. As soon as it quits giving me “error” messages I’ll have more to share.