Welcome to part 8 of the travel diaries! I'm getting there, guys. After this, there is just one last travel diary, and it will be over. This post is all about what we go up to in Jeddah. From Makkah, we travelled to Jeddah by car, which roughly took about an hour, so it wasn't that long. The first stop in Jeddah was the Jaffali Masjid. Unfortunately, we came after namaaz time so we couldn't go in to pray or see because it was closed. But the view from the outside was beautiful Masha'Allah. 

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(Love the palm trees, water and sky view)

Our next visit was the Flamingo Mall. I so appreciate malls abroad, they are just so much bigger than the one in Leicester. Majority of the stores in the mall opened after 4/5 (generally like that in Saudi Arabia). So the first hour was spent in praying namaaz, and basic window-viewing. After that, we went to get lunch.

3 FLOORS! That too so so so spacious!

                              

We got food from McDonald's. I had to happen. I had to take advantage of the halal fast food that was available to us. 

                              

(YUMMYYYYYY)

                              

After eating, shopping, photograph'ing. Our next visit was the Red Sea and Masjid Rahma also known as the Floating Masjid. When we got there, we sat on a mat, and just relaxed. It was so peaceful and mesmerising. The view was absolutely gorgeous!  

Masjid Rahma aka Floating Majid below (Yes it isn't actually floating, but it kind of is haha).

The time we came at, was perfect. It allowed us to see the late afternoon sky, sunset, and after sunset. Seeing the whole process was gorgeous! And I managed to capture the different stages so just scroll down below for the photographs.

As the sunset time hit, the light in the Masjid switched on, which made the view so pretty! Because I couldn't pray, I wasn't able to go in the Masjid, which would have been nice, but if I'm correct then it's pretty open beside the centre, which the prayer area is more internal. 

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I've always wanted to see a sunset, and I am so glad that I did in Jeddah. 

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Whilst I was sitting, I was approached by a lady asking if I wanted to get Henna/Mendhi done. And if you guys know. I love getting it done. So I said yes. I think I got two hands done for £5 which is totally not bad, and plus the designs were really pretty. Not just that but the lady got it all done within 5-10 minutes. Impressive.

                              

My family and I sat for a little while. and I think around 8:30/9PM, we headed back to the car and to Makkah again. I absolutely loved this day, it was packed with exploring and that is what I love so much about travelling. This is what I desire. This is what I want to do growing up. I want to travel. 

I hope you all enjoyed this post. And do look forward to the last one soon!