We land at the international airport in king Khalid near by the capital Riyadh.  Jesus, oh sorry Allah  ..  what a superb modern airport. I come here for a few days mainly to look and visit the special buildings . That’s the only thing a male is allowed to look at.. I mean women can’t be seen because they stay home or most of them are very covered . And covering yourself is not such a bad idea because once one leaves a building (all air-conditioned) the sun hits you right in the  face. It is like a micro wave experience.

This is an unrealistic,  superb and decadent place.  Here the meaning of spending big money is at hand. Money rules the world.

No, we don’t sleep in the Marriott  (maybe to expensive ??) but in a smaller but clean hotel near the most famous building of Riyadh the Kingdom Center.

As soon as I see it i know. Since this is not a guided tour  I decided that

I will spend my tree days vacation in , on and around this building . And cooling of in the swimming pool at the hotel of course.  Luxury  whit a capital letter ...

This is, in  my opinion,  the main attraction in Riyadh. The building with the two towers at a height of 297 meters connected by the "skybridge" can be seen from nearly each point of the city center. I buy a ticket at the main entrance which is right above Starbucks, price for adult is 25SAR. Open at 11am (my visit was on a Thursday and a Friday ), the spectacular view from the top does give one some perspective of the layout of the land. Although I am a bit (I mean a lot) afraid of heights I spend hours at the top.

I would say that the place is one of the best in the world. It's world class!

Yes although me visit was very limited to one place, I have the feeling I have seen it all …

25-04-2011 om 00:00 geschreven door Pieter-Jan Van Haeverbeke