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Riyadh's Salam Park

We went to Salam Park, a huge area with beautiful lawns, lakes, palm groves, play and boating equipment, concessions and an amusement park nearby – all in the middle of Riyadh. While the many parks in the DQ have only a select clientele of residents, Salam Park is really for everybody and attracts a large number of locals.

I took a lot of pictures (although I found out when we were leaving that cameras weren’t allowed in the park), but ended up not liking most of them, plus the new Sony RX100 M3 was really acting up, refusing to focus, and if it did, not well. At the end of the day, it just stopped focusing altogether.

I’m making a small gallery for the park images. They aren’t my favorites, but we spent several hours walking around, and it’s something other than shopping and DQ parks ;-).
Welcome to Salam Park
Welcome to Salam Park
Lake view
Lake view
A place to relax
A place to relax
Hoopoe
Hoopoe
Crest alert!
Crest alert!
Private garden
Private garden
Family crispy, family gathering
Family crispy, family gathering
The mosque at the park
The mosque at the park
Swans-in-waiting
Swans-in-waiting
Fun for all
Fun for all
Palm grove
Palm grove
Kitty heaven
Kitty heaven
Place for picnics
Place for picnics
Fun on the water
Fun on the water
Swan ride
Swan ride
Unintentional portrait
Unintentional portrait
Out for a stroll
Out for a stroll
Lazy afternoon
Lazy afternoon
Taking it all in
Taking it all in
Prayer area
Prayer area
Golden Crispies
Golden Crispies
Separate
Separate
For a better park experience
For a better park experience
Parting glance
Parting glance