Bird's Eye view of Old Jeddah and the Market

From the top of the Al-Kaffir house you can see the many shops, mosques, and homes that dot the old part of the city, as well as the newer part, which has grown ten fold in area in the last fifty years. There has to be at least one picture of me in every set, right? Say "Mosque!"

Men walk the streets of the market below.
These geometric patterns are commin in Islamic art.
The call to prayers started while we were on the roof. Unfortunately, my camera can't record the audio. The call is quite striking and powerful.

Here you see the two worlds of Jeddah juxtaposed.