OUCH!!

This is why you have to watch what you pick up to buy!!!  OUCH!!

Price conversions are below.

 $19.20 US for Gold Fish (This was $6.50 at Wal-mart this month)

$13.00 and $10.00 for the Wheat Thins

$17.00 for the little box of tomatoes. 

Lingerie Men

Thankfully Saudi Arabia has banned men from working in lingerie stores, although it is a recent development.  Bahrain has not followed suit.  I still find it very odd to have men selling underware, bras, and such to women who must wear and abaya and cover themselves.  Just seems like a contradiction.  Anyway hopefully Bahrain will start employing women in these jobs soon instead of men.

Bahrain Pork

Pork is not allowed to be sold in Saudi Arabia.  It is not eaten by Muslims.  Coming to Saudi Arabia I never realized how much of it I ate.  It has become one of the things I miss about the States.  On a trip to Bahrain we were introduced to the Pork Section of a grocery store.  Not something you see at all the stores in Bahrain since they are also a Muslim country.  It was quite a sight to see.  It was also interesting to see the other "American" food in that section.  Things like Lucky Charms, and Spam.  Ugh! 

 

 

Hubbly Bubbly Bar

We stumbled upon this huka/hubbly bubbly shop in the souk area of Al Khobar.  It had some very pretty pipes.

Sultan Garden Center

Sultan Garden Center is a large garden store that sells plants, potters, out door furniture, fountains and more.  It is an impressive store.  

 

 

 

Bakers Paradise

This is a small store in Dammam.  It had everything you might want for baking in one location.  Spices, nuts, candy, baking supplies and more.  It was a neat shop and the photos don't do it justice.  (No real camera   just the phone.)

 

 

 Candy

Sexy Eyes...

Oh No!!  You can see those "Sexy Eyes" and the abaya's not black!

Found on the store shelf in Khobar.  The Sexy Eyes bit comes from this article a while back.  

http://jezebel.com/5860660/helpful-saudi-arabian-committee-suggests-women-cover-their-sexy-eyes

Ghutra

Can you tell the difference? Ghutra are the scarfs worn my Saudi men on their heads.  This is from a shop in the souk area of Khobar.  

Hofuf

Hofuf is a much larger city then I thought.  It is larger then Khobar.  It is a very nice city.  They have some beautiful minarets.   They have a Bedouin souk, and a new souk area as well.  They have restored a palace as well as a primary school for tourism.  Both are very nice!

Hofuf 

Tamimi Safeway

The Tamimi or Safeway on the Corniche had a transformation over the summer.  We knew they were updating it but I never imagined it would be as nice as it has turned out.  It is like walking into a U.S. Safeway!!!  It is very very nice!!!  When I first returned I was not sure I was even in the correct spot.  The new building looks nothing like the old both inside and outside.  They have done an amazing job!  

 Outside

 

Fruit/Vegetable Section 

 Deli

Deli Meats 

 Olive counter

 Cakes

Fish market behind glass so you don't have to smell it!

 

 Meat counter 

 Meets from U.S. Brazil and more

 U.S. Cereals