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23-APR-2016

The rare souvenir

I’m including this in the Quirky Riyadh gallery because they’re clearly souvenirs of Saudi Arabia, yet one rarely finds souvenirs of the country here. I guess this is because tourism is prohibited, except for religious pilgrims, and even then, they’re limited to Makkah and Medina. I found these at the US military base outside of Riyadh, and since I’ve been collecting camels, both stuffed and artsy, from all over the Gulf, I just had to have one.

Out of the ordinary, posted earlier:


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carabias09-May-2016 17:32
Precious and cute this photograph, Helen! BV
Long Bach Nguyen04-May-2016 18:28
so cute with the desert hat
Zoltán Balogh02-May-2016 12:59
They look cool, great photo Helen! V
victorswan27-Apr-2016 19:10
very funny image good sense of humor you have Helen i love it BV++
Stephanie26-Apr-2016 07:09
How adorable!!!!!!!!! 😊 V
Julie Oldfield26-Apr-2016 01:46
Those are very cute. I can see why you wanted one.
pkocinski25-Apr-2016 11:26
Complete with their Army issue hat :-)
Bill Miller25-Apr-2016 05:17
It is hard to imagine another country without tourism. But those camels must be popular with the military staff to take home.
Charlene Ambrose25-Apr-2016 04:25
A great find. They are so cute. V
Nirvan Hope25-Apr-2016 03:34
Cute cuddly souvenirs specially for the US military (otherwise wouldn't the 'Saudi Arabia' be in Arabic?) I do wonder about the 'stop' sign!
larose forest photos25-Apr-2016 02:01
I think these are adorable! A fitting find as your stay comes to an end. V
Mary Hamilton25-Apr-2016 01:44
Those are very cute souvenirs.
Scott B Nelson25-Apr-2016 01:35
Those are fun! Great find Helen!
Regine L.25-Apr-2016 00:48
Love your sense of humor.
Gill Kopy25-Apr-2016 00:28
Pretty irresistible - funny that one has a "Stop" sign !!!
LynnH24-Apr-2016 22:56
Interesting find Helen. Glad you found one for your collection.
chris morton24-Apr-2016 21:34
good new slogan: "cuddle a camel"
Mairéad24-Apr-2016 21:06
Very cute and I knew you'd have to buy one!
globalgadabout24-Apr-2016 20:13
these cuddly toys seem to have fierce expressions...perhaps that is due to the ignominy of the hats..
Martin Lamoon24-Apr-2016 19:51
They look great!
V
Jim Coffman24-Apr-2016 19:24
How cute is that!!!
joseantonio24-Apr-2016 19:17
interesting to have some souvenirs in a place tourism is prohibited.V.
Graeme24-Apr-2016 19:10
These are really cute, Helen.V
Isabel Cutler24-Apr-2016 19:01
Made in ?