Medina Saudi Arabia

Masjid an-Nabi

To end this amazing journey we hit the road heading Saudi Arabia, we saved best for last and have chosen Medina to be the first city to visit in this great country . To be honest we were all very exhausted but we collected all our energy to admire and explore this last country on our list. It is better to take the plane to fly from Bagdad to Medina, the flight lasted 6 hours. Finally arrived at the airport the excursion could begin, we were all very enthusiastic and expected a lot of our last trip.  There are so many places to visit so it was hard to make a selection. A must-see is Masjid an-Nabi, this mosque is often ranked number 1  and is truly beautiful. We were all impressed by the beauty especially Ulrike who was stunned by the architecture. 

To learn something more about the history  of Medina we visited Madain Saleh Tombs, I definitely recommend thise site if you are into archaeology. It is really interesting to explore this historical site, if you have the chance to hire a guide who can tell you the history behind these tombs, do not hesitate! We had the luck that Thomas our personal history freak knew a lot of the tombs’ origins. After another great day we thought we deserved a top-class diner to end the day. 

During our restaurant-hunting we saw a lot of different specialties from steak to typical local dishes. We decided to go for Mexican food  in Saudi Arabia a real culture mix. Tako hut is a very nice restaurant, the food is great and the service is excellent.

 To spend the night we have chosen the bed & breakfast ‘Sofaraa al Huda’, to be honest hygiene is not their strongest trump but we survived. Unfortunately again another day that passed by rapidly and our journey has almost come to an end. 

Madain Saleh Tombs 

Naomi H.

http://sauditourism.sa/en/Pages/default.aspx

http://wikitravel.org/en/Medina

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298551-Activities-Medina_Al_Madinah_Province.html

http://saudi-archaeology.com/sites/madain-saleh/