Weekend in Saudi

For those who don't know, weekend in Saudi is Thursday and Friday. However, if you work in the private sector, you're working Thursday morning too.

That means that this morning weekend hadn't started yet and we had a company presentation at a golf resort, just outside Riyadh (20km North). Riyadh is located in the centre of the Arabian peninsula, in the middle of the desert, which means that when you leave Riyadh you're right in the middle of the desert. It's kind of unreal, this green spot in the middle of this desolate wasteland. I just don't want to know how much water is required to keep it green...not to mention the energy, as most of the water used in Saudi is desalinated. I figure that the second biggest oil-producing country isn't really concerned about that, but I just think it's unsustainable and environmentally irresponsible. Anyway, we didn't play golf, we just used the business centre there.

I spent the afternoon resting and at the swimming pool at the hotel.