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18-SEP-2015

For display, not use

We spent an evening with a group from the embassy at Najd Village, a traditional Saudi restaurant that visitors are often taken to for a cultural experience. The building in particular was quite interesting; the service excellent; and the food was good. There were sofas in our private room, but dinner was served on the floor, so we had to sit and eat on the floor, which I would have to say wasn’t the most comfortable thing in the world. It had a carpet, of course, but was mud brick under that, with nothing to lean back on. This will be a short gallery of our pleasant evening there.

This odd vehicle belonged to the restaurant. I’m not sure what traditional thing it was supposed to represent, but it was obviously there for show, not use.

Traditional window, posted earlier:


Sony DSC-RX100M4,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/80s f/5.6 at 9.5mm iso2500 hide exif
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Date/Time18-Sep-2015 18:00:01
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Exposure Bias-0.30
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Ton T.05-Oct-2015 17:14
Remarkable vehicle! V+
Julie Oldfield05-Oct-2015 01:30
Excellent shot!! V
Pierre04-Oct-2015 22:29
Un véhicule d'époque absolument magnifique! V
Chris Gibbins04-Oct-2015 22:06
An original "woody wagon"?
larose forest photos04-Oct-2015 21:27
How interesting! It looks like a hybrid of two vehicles~ V
Carol Rollins04-Oct-2015 14:57
Nice shot of this very interesting vehicle.
Sitting on the floor to eat does not appeal to me one bit - especially right now.
Tom LeRoy04-Oct-2015 13:26
This is quite a vehicle. Excellent find and shot. V
Zoltán Balogh04-Oct-2015 12:24
Great capture of this interesting vehicle! V
Carl H. Johnson04-Oct-2015 11:03
Great looking vehicle.....looks like a truck that was converted to a bus!!!~V~
Zeeby04-Oct-2015 08:50
Such a cool car! V
chris morton04-Oct-2015 07:29
I think that was probably authentic customisation fro the early 50s
Gerard Koehl04-Oct-2015 07:28
Superbe voiture. V
Milan Vogrin04-Oct-2015 06:52
Look a nice car.
Long Bach Nguyen04-Oct-2015 06:35
very nice and wonderful narrative