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06-Feb-2024 Tim Betts

Restaurant in Old Diriyah, modern in more ways than one

Diriyah, Saudi Arabia

This is where Tim and his group had dinner during their tour of Old Diriyah. I can see from the original that men and women are dining together in several large groups, which would have been unthinkable when we lived there unless it was a family, and even then, questionable in public. I also see a nanny (definitely a foreigner) in Western clothes, while the woman she’s accompanying is wearing the traditional black abaya and hijab.

Night view of ‘new’ Old Diriyah, posted earlier:

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Charlene Ambrose12-Feb-2024 07:34
A nice street scene in this area. I am surprised to see a woman out without a head scarf!
carol j. phipps11-Feb-2024 09:50
Terrific night shot. V
Dan Opdal10-Feb-2024 03:34
Wonderful street scene! V
Carl Carbone10-Feb-2024 01:38
Interesting to see these different cultures. I'm always astonished by how large the world is.
Julie Oldfield10-Feb-2024 01:12
It really seems things have changed immensely. Really interesting to see compared to before. V
Mairéad09-Feb-2024 21:41
Interesting to hear of these changes, hopefully there will be more to come.
janescottcumming09-Feb-2024 18:21
Amazing how things have changed. V
marie-jose wolff09-Feb-2024 11:26
a fascinating scene, great capture! V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal09-Feb-2024 07:35
A beautiful capture, great work Tim. V
Zoltán Balogh09-Feb-2024 05:45
Great capture, Tim! V
Hank Vander Velde09-Feb-2024 02:38
Nice low-light image and good to see some change in their culture w.r.t. women.
Liz Bickel09-Feb-2024 02:34
I agree that some change can be good in a country where women have long been repressed.
Pierre Martin09-Feb-2024 01:50
very beautiful and very clean around, splendid picture!
Dennis Hoyne09-Feb-2024 01:22
A wonderful photo, Things seem to be changing somewhat in this authoritarian country.
Patricia Kay09-Feb-2024 00:45
Beautiful photo Helen…I am happy that things are changing…BV
Isabel Cutler09-Feb-2024 00:14
No hijab???
Nick Paoni08-Feb-2024 23:21
Definitely a mixture of old and new. Great job with the exposure.
hayl08-Feb-2024 22:43
Slowly, slowly some change for women’s lives.
larose forest photos08-Feb-2024 22:42
it is fascinating to see and hear of the changes since you were there. V
Jeff Real08-Feb-2024 22:37
There are so many fascinating details to enjoy here!
V
Ursula Miller08-Feb-2024 21:15
Fine capture of this great location. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos08-Feb-2024 20:13
Beautiful candid shot. V
Nirvan Hope08-Feb-2024 19:38
So good to hear that more choices in life have become available.
joseantonio08-Feb-2024 19:28
so nice to see some things are changing there.V.
Tom Munson08-Feb-2024 18:12
Great candid.