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Umroh - Makkah - 4

17 May 2013 - afternoon

Duncan MacDonald  
Jakarta   18  June   2013   

      Shinta went with the group to do the 2nd Umroh. This requires everyone to go by bus 7 km out of Makkah & return to do the 7 times Ka'ba and 7 times Sa'i. I was in no condition to do it a second time that day, so I stayed behind and took photos.

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Shinta Makkah
1: Shinta waiting in Hilton lobby for bus to go 7km & then start 2nd Umroh -enlarge
Bus Makkah
2: Shinta on Al Amin Tour bus departing Hilton for 2nd Umroh-enlarge
Makkah
3: Quiet photo op; pilgrims outside al-Masjid al-Haram ("Grand Mosque") -enlarge
Makkah
4: Pilgrims outside Grand Mosque-enlarge
Makkah
5: Grand Mosque -enlarge
Makkah
6: Royal Hotel Clock Tower complex -enlarge
Makkah
7: KFC opposit Grand Mosque -enlarge
Makkah
8: KFC in Hilton Arcade. It's depressing to see separate counters for Men & woman. A sad inditment on how Saudis treat their women -enlarge
Makkah
9: Grand Mosque enlarge
Makkah
10: Grand Mosque-enlarge
Makkah
11: Resting pilgrims. Building sites -enlarge
Makkah
12: Grand Mosque -enlarge
Makkah
13: Makkah Royal Hotel Clock Tower -enlarge
Makkah
14: Mekkah -enlarge
Makkah
15: Makkah- faces in the street-enlarge
Makkah
16: Makkah Grand Mosque-enlarge
Makkar cleaner
17: Makkah: cleaner man-enlarge
Makkar
18: Makkah -enlarge
Makkah
19: Makkah ladies-enlarge
Makkar wash
20: Wash before praying-enlarge
Makkah
21: Makkah late afternoon-enlarge
Makkah
22: Hotels & transmission towers-enlarge
Makkah
23: It's been a hard day-enlarge
Makkah
24: Makkah street scene -enlarge
Makkah
25: Makkah shops -enlarge
Makkah
26: Makkah shops-enlarge
Makkah
27: Hilton shopping arcade-enlarge

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