Looking out over the capital city
of Saudi Arabia
from the top of the Faisaliah Tower,
where I was having high tea, my breath
was taken away by the view. The setting
sun made the white buildings far below
appear golden, matching the desert
sand beyond the city limits.
Riyadh is not only the capital city;
it's the shopping capital. The...
Though Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city (and
its largest), has modern malls and buildings and
international restaurants and hotels, you can still
visit the markets and ruins of Diriyah, the old
city.