Day 5: Not in Mada’in Saleh

This is one of the days we were supposed to be in Mada’in Saleh and, therefore, had nothing else on the schedule.  Since that trip was canceled and other available activities were already fully booked, we just sort of did whatever came to mind today.

We headed into Camp just before lunch and decided to have cheeseburgers at the  Rolling Hills Country Club clubhouse then head out to The Hills to see the last house the family lived in.  Friday evening we spent wandering around Al Rashid Mall which is open until 11:00 pm on Fridays, the Moslem religious day.  Stores in Texas close at 6 pm on Sundays.  What’s up with that?

We were surprised at all the shops that are found in your average U.S. mall, but we were really taken aback by a couple of restaurants :  PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans and Popeye’s Fried Chicken!  We’re not kidding!  Make that BJ’s Coffee and Bobeye’s Chicken, since there is no “P” in the Arabic language.

Some photos from today: