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Hajj day 3

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Meem

We woke up late the next day and then went downstairs heading to the other building to have lunch.

Zbaidi is my favorite dish ! it was yummy and i really enjoyed the lunch meal.

After lunch we went down at the lobby for coffee.

Then we were gathered each group were assigned to a bus with numbers. our’s was 6. we went to Arafa for an over night stay.

While I was out I was tracing this street cat trying to take funny shot!

We reached Arafa late at night. and there were Apple baskets hanged in each place inside the tent.

While we were in the bus before reaching Arafa they’ve distributed Metro tickets to us. in order to enter the metro station.

inside the tent and just behind me there was the electric socket distributor located.

We slept there and the next day started the Hajj which is day 4. Each was handed sleeping bag along with a place with little cushion to sleep.

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Hot Chocolate from the Lobby

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Meem

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This is the entrance to our room, our room located in the inside corner. it’s like a suite with three rooms sharing a washing machine and a small seating area. the second room at the entrance was my uncle’s room with his wife. and the third room was occupied with others. Inside the bathroom at our room there were some toiltries soaps etc.. Mom got a non-alcoholic bath set for ehram.

also there were fridges filled with soft drinks and water in each floor with snack, coffee, and tea.

We stayed at the room resting at this day. As we have to stay the next day in Arafa were the Hajj starts from there.

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Hajj trip Day 1

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Meem

We’ve reached Jeddah Airport at 8:30 PM . We spent one hour and a half at each place approximately. They made us stay in the airplane for an hour and then again stayed at the Airport Almost two hours! and an hour again at the passport control. We’ve reached the apartment at about 1:30 AM. tired, sleepy and exhausted! but all over ilhamdililah.

At 3:30 They took us in a bus from the hotel heading to Makkah were the Kabaa Almusharafa is located to do our Omra. We were not able to reach the haraam due to Saudi recent law that enforce all the buses to stop in a big yard and from there we have to take a local bus. The local bus was really crowded! Finally we’ve managed to catch up one of those local buses.

We also managed to do the Tawaf in the Sahen the same place were the Kabaa located. But it was really crowded and people was pushing each others! Then we went to the Safa & Marwa for Saey. My foot was hurting and I was hopping that everything goes just right until the end. We’ve stayed there until 8:40 AM. The traffic was unbelievable!