Dinner At Al Anbariya

We had dinner tonight at Al Anbariya.  It is a fish market where you pick out your fish and they cook it and bring it to you.  This is a Red Sea Grouper.  We had some other little fish that Uncle Marv said to get and shrimp, rice and fries.  We had our own little cabana which was shaped like a tent.  Normally you sit on the floor on a rug to eat but they set up tables for us.

 

 

                            
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AFTER

Look at the teeth!!!

But it was delicious!

 

 

 

Nader went with us.  Nader was Katie's classmate at Purdue who introduce Katie and Moe.  Without Nader, we wouldn't have been on this trip!

 

Since we were the only 5 in our tent, we were able to remove our abayas for the dinner.  Even though the tent was air conditioned, it never really cooled down.  It was extremely humid today and we saw the car thermometer get up to 108.  They tell us this is just the beginning.  The worst will be in August and September.

Another interesting tidbit--the closest way for our trip to Taif would have been through Mecca.  Mecca is where the holy Mosque is located, where the Muslims go on their pilgrimage.  It is against the law for someone who isn't Muslim to go to the holy Mosque.  It is also against the law for anyone who isn't Muslim to even drive through the town of Mecca.  We had to go a round about way to Taif to keep from driving through Mecca.  On our way back, there was a big overhead highway sign that pointed to 3 lanes that said "Mecca  -  Muslims only".  Then on the right side of the sign it said in red "All non-Muslims must exit here."

We met a new relative tonight.  Moe's cousin Faisel, Uncle Marv's son, is home from college in Florida.