Archive for October, 2009
Not like Mecca and Medina, known for its rich tourist areas and historical sites, city of Jeddah is more to offer something that many people hunted, which is a shopping paradise. Wealthiest cities in the Middle East and Western Asia is indeed known as the trade and shopping area. One area that could become a haven for the hobby shop is Balad. Besides having a high-class shopping center offering the latest products from leading fashion brands from Milan and Paris, the old town of Jeddah is also packed with traditional traders and the open market that offer various fashion products and souvenirs with a relatively cheap price.
At night, this shopping center crowded by visitors. Density shopping center located in the Corniche area of this peak during the pilgrimage season, because pilgrims usually took time to come to Jeddah to buy fruit hand. Carpet, abaya (traditional women’s clothes black Arabic), various brand perfume with unique packaging, prayer beads, prayer rugs, watches, various leather products, hood, Pasmina, until hena eye shadow and can be purchased at the shopping center every prayer time arrives It closed some time.
Most of the goods sold in this market is imported from other countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and of course China. Almost all products sold in the souvenir market Balad, including beads and calligraphy, are imported from China. Imported goods are sold on average wholesale and the price is very cheap. In Balad, the selling price of each product varies according to the quality and negotiable. Some traders also speak Indonesian, though limited in numbers so that visitors from Indonesia who could not speak Arabic can still make a bargain price.
In addition to Balad, cheap shopping center in the region also Haraj Al-Sawarikh, a long market stall that sells various new and used goods. Carpets, chandeliers, glassware, cosmetics, electronic goods, and souvenirs sold in the region. If they are good bargain and choose, visitors can get good stuff at cheap prices here. While in Tahlia Street, in the middle of Jeddah City, visitors can shop at shopping centers and boutiques that sell products world-renowned fashion such as Prada, Gucci and Giorgio Armani. The price of hundreds to thousands of riyal per item. Even the Indonesian citizens who had long lived there said, if you want to spend a month salary in a matter of minutes, please stop by Tahlia Street. Read the rest of this entry »
There are various types of card games such as blackjack, poker, poker, bridge, canasta. Poker is a one of traditional card games have been played since the 15th century. Based on historical data poker come from dutch and this game was pochspiel game. There are some people who play poker as gambling and there are only a game without betting. At this time the poker game became the most widely used in the casino. In addition to providing satisfaction in playing the gambler can make money at the gambling table. Read the rest of this entry »
After 15 hours of flight, at eight o’clock in the morning, we rode in a plane which landed at Kastrup International Airport, Copenhagen, Danish. Previously, aircraft transiting in Amsterdam, Netherlands. My dream had come true, ie, set foot in Gitte country, my friend. Gitte is my intimate friend of the same time the six-month course at Hiroshima University, Japan, in 1997, in a student exchange program. Now he is married and has three children. Gitte and Steen, her husband, had visited Indonesia in 2002, two months after the Bali bombing tragedy. At that time, I could take them to the Borobudur Temple, Central Java, and Prambanan, Yogyakarta Special Region. Read the rest of this entry »
Celebrate wedding in the old building? Why not? The celebrity world do. There are special memories when the marriage took place in a building that had stood for centuries. Grandeur of the building and its ancient atmosphere that antiques can make the wedding procession was grand and solemn. Following the report, as quoted by Forbes.
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes: Odescalchi Castle, Italy
Wedding Thomas “Tommy” Cruise Mapother IV and Katherine “Katie” Noelle Holmes on November 18, 2006 was placed in a castle named Odescalchi. Odescalchi Castle is located in Italy, far from the noisy turmoil of the city. The building is protected by a solid fortress walls and surrounded by gardens lined by pine trees. Read the rest of this entry »
Have you ever playing at casinos? for the fans and the gambler I’m sure that they had visited both casinos in Macau, Hong Kong, and certainly gambling centers in Las Vegas. The casino is a places where various types of entertainment, especially gambling were played. To play at the casino we need a lot of money as a capital and for some people with low incomes it is possible. But do not worry, in line with current technological developments there are many online casino offering virtual gambling table with the atmosphere like in real casinos. Read the rest of this entry »