Travel

Museum (Tour of traditional House in Dhahran)

With the host of the house tour.

With the host of the house tour.

In Dhahran, I took the opportunity to join a tour group on a visit to a house which had been opened up by the owner for visitors.  The host was friendly and gave an informative account of cultural traditions, house-ware, cameras, clothing, minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones.  

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Host demonstrating how a headwear for females would be worn.

Host demonstrating how a headwear for a female would be worn.

More traditional clothing below:

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This bowl was used for shaving.  The cut-out area would be placed under the chin and the bowl would catch the shavings.

This bowl was used for shaving. The cut-out area would be placed under the chin and the bowl would catch the shavings.

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Below: Traditional furniture, lamp and stones.

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The host also provided appetizers and a feast for lunch, see the goodies below which were eaten as quickly as they were put on the table, so only a few pictures of the food!

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Outside the house:

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Thank you host!