$100 Business Class High-Speed Train In Saudi Arabia
today I'm taking a high-speed train from Medina to Jeddah here in Saudi Arabia I will be traveling in the best class available and take you all along for the whole experience from arriving at the station to boarding the train experiencing the journey and arriving in Jeddah a huge City I have never been to before I heard the trains here are very new and modern so I'm excited for the ride what I didn't know yet on this journey not everything will go as planned and we have to change the trains have to walk over this bridge here that I just built once we arrived we will get first impressions of jeda I booked a nice hotel by the ocean we will try delicious food and see what the city is like so what is a high-speed train ride like in Saudi Arabia and will the arrival in jeda be easy join me and let's find out okay and I am in front of the station now and to be honest my first impressions here are really really good it looks like a new and modern station similar like an airport actually but I'm a bit in a hurry I have less than 30 minutes until my train leaves and this is my first time taking a train in Saudi Arabia so I'm not sure how much time I need to enter the station and find the train maybe there are security checks or I need to check in for the train so better not waste any more time let's find my train welcome to alh Haram main highway speed railway station departures arrivals and ticket office I actually booked my ticket already online I can tell you more about the process later and wow look at this this looks actually like an airport yeah okay let me find out business Lounge I actually have a business class ticket but I actually didn't know that there's a lounge here as well also sounds like an airport right but yeah I don't have time for the lounge experience I guess but yeah up there is a sign departure so I think I just need to scan my ticket and then go through here okay let's see if that works I have a QR code on my phone oh and that worked okay so I just needed to scan the QR code on the phone and now we are in it looks like there are no security checks here the last time I took a train was a few weeks ago in China and if you enter a Chinese train station you always have to go through security also like at an airport it seems like that's not the case here and that saves of course a lot of time I actually think that the only train that is leaving from here is the one going to Jedi I don't think that I have other directions available so we have a prayers room we have toilets business lounge and departures actually maybe I can have a look into the business Lounge yeah that actually was way faster than I would have expected okay so we do have a lounge like this here there is food available we have some I think these are cookies not sure what this is looks like a type of bread or maybe a piece of cake more cakes here a microwave so you can also get other snacks here like mini croons mini pizza and then we also have a coffee machine here and water but I just ate actually in my hotel so I don't really need any snakes now but just to show it to you that is what the business class Lounge looks like here at the train station okay and the platform is open ready to board the train and yeah also here look at that it is very very clean Super new everything is well organized here whenever I'm visiting train stations in different countries and I had a similar experience a few weeks ago in China I'm thinking like why don't we have train stations like this in Germany in Germany the train stations are usually run down old dirty totally overcrowded because anyone can enter the station even if you don't have a ticket and in other countries or in many other countries it looks like this helloo is this a train to jeda we going to jeda yes jeda yeah this first train the first train okay 071 141 and I'm looking for Coach number three is that the very end or here last one the last one sorry I haven't give you the clear answer because I'm a training the new one oh hello my pleasure nice to meet you nice to meet you too it's a very nice train station here yeah I was just talking that I think it's much better than in my country yeah where in Britain Germany Germany yeah train stations like this we don't have in Germany yeah I've seen I've been to France for yeah oh then you know it's much better here right yes but Germany is still nice country yeah it is but I wish we had train stations like this yeah man okay thank you very much nice to meet you all right so let's see if I can find my coach yeah we have reserved seating here so I have a coach number and a seat number on my ticket and here is the train coach number three business class that's my one we have business class written here and I just saw a number three here actually I can also count 1 2 three okay I'm looking for seat number 55 which I think is right here okay I placed my suitcase right here and yeah the business class is currently still empty so let me use this opportunity to show it to you properly so we have some seats facing this direction which is the direction we are going and some seats are facing this direction which means you're driving backwards it's to be honest I actually don't really like so I hope it's going to be okay because my seat is driving backwards and yeah then we have uh six seats here in the middle that even have a table and the table actually looks very very nice so if you're planning on doing some work doing the right then you need to book these tables okay and this is my seat let's review it so I can leave the smaller backpack right here and then oh it's actually very very comfortable way more comfortable than a regular seat at an airplane for sure I have the the armrest here can you adjust it like leaning back oh here yeah there's a something to pull here ah oh yeah it goes like this not a lot reclining but a little bit and yeah this is actually very very comfortable oh I like it and then we also actually have a small table here I'm not sure if there's food included but I saw already there's one card where they are selling food we're going to check that out later even a little screen here which maybe we'll turn on later once we leave ah here the screen turned on select language English oh you even have movies here that's interesting there's a plug here to charge your phone electricity pluck a lot of leg space here even for someone who's as tall as me I'm 1 M 90 and of course look at this it's very very clean here and you can see that these trains are very new and modern and yeah here at the back we have plenty of space actually to uh leave luggage so you can put your suitcases here your bags and yeah let's see if we are leaving on time it's about 6 minutes more until the official departure time and then the total length of the journey should be around 2 hours and we are leaving exactly on time 2:00 p.m. and I know that there's a saying this train is as punctual as a train in Germany but as a German I can tell you that saying is actually very wrong because trains in Germany are very known to be not punctual at all so I'm always happy when I'm in other countries and the trains are actually leaving very much on time and seems like that's the case here in Saudi Arabia as well I'm getting Arabic coffee here okay shukran thank you very much okay I'm getting a welcome coffee here Arabic coffee which yeah if this is your first time seeing Arabic coffee you may be confused because it is yellow not a typical coffee color but I tried this coffee before you saw it actually in the previous video how I tried it tastes very different compared to regular coffee but it's also very delicious oh look at this they also have Ikea here in Saudi Arabia that's funny I think Ikea is literally all over the world all right it looks like we do get food here chicken and this is yogurt yes okay that looks very good okay thank you very much welome all right so we just started the ride like 5 minutes into the journey and we already got a meal served oh and water okay juice I don't need juice just the water is fine okay okay thank you very much yeah I wasn't sure if there's going to be a meal included but I kind of expected that with a business class ticket usually there's food included so we have a chicken with rice here then a sweet dessert and this looks like a yogurt sauce to me and yes the chicken is actually very delicious a very typical Middle Eastern flavor to it and then together with the yogurt sauce on top that is actually quite a good meal okay something just happened we are stopping basically in the middle of nowhere and also the the screens just turned black up there also the screen here doesn't work anymore oh are we having some problems now I don't think there's a station I actually think that we're going until Jedi without any stops so I'm actually a bit surprised why we are stopping here now what's going on on it's also very silent now it really seems like the whole train is just off like they just turned off the whole train and yeah to show you the journey on the map so here is Medina we just left Medina and now we are basically yeah almost halfway through to jeda already but yeah I'm still not sure why we are stopping here now in the middle of nowhere what's the reason for the stop everything is okay just uh give me a few minutes few minutes nothing bad happened no no no okay okay seems like it's not a major problem we're standing here for like 2 3 minutes now actually while we are waiting let me show you the bathroom situation here because I just see that the bathroom is Right open here and yeah this actually looks like a clean bathroom we have a toilet there we have a sink area a big mirror as well but yeah we are still waiting here for like 20 minutes already now no idea what's going on but seems like we still don't have electricity in the train because all the screens are still turned off and I think electricity is back we have lights on again the door's closed let's see if we can move again we're waiting here for over half an hour already now an unexpected stop but seems like something is happening okay and the 3 p.m. train just overtook us here the 300 p.m. train was the next train so I am now later than the train that left Medina an hour later yeah we're here for an hour now almost usually I'm pretty relax in situations like this like for me it doesn't really matter if I'm arriving a bit earlier or a bit later but after an hour rating here now I feel like oh it would be nice to finally get going again and we don't know what is actually the problem there was no announcement or anything nobody told us something okay and we are here for 1 and a half hours already now and what I would really appreciate is like an announcement explaining what's going on like we're having this or that problem we're working on it we expecting to have it fixed in like 20 minutes 30 minutes whatever or any updates maybe they can send the bus or another train to pick us up I don't know but yeah an update an official announcement or something that would actually be nice this is already now the time where we were supposed to arrive in jeda it's 4:00 now something is happening another train just showed up and it actually looks like this train is stopping here so maybe we are going to change into a new train now that would be great but yeah so far no announcement or anything and maybe the train is moving again no please stay here okay let's see if there will be an announcement that we are changing to another train now it will be great actually are we changing the trains yes yeah yeah okay looks like we are changing the train okay and we have to change the trains have to walk over this bridge here that I just built I I'm going back in the chain the same cut okay okay no problem okay all right this is literally the same train and the same coach so I'm just going back to the same seat that I had before this one right here number 55 and yeah situations like this can happen when you travel and I always find it very important to not let this ruin your day or your trip not everything goes as planned when you are traveling so I always try to stay very positive and yeah for me it doesn't really matter if I'm arriving an hour or two later but I could actually understand if this is annoying for some people here if you have plans later on maybe some people also have a flight to catch in jeda but my rule is always I don't complain about things I cannot change so I'm not wasting my energy complaining about things like this it's not in my hand so I'm staying positive and I'm trying to enjoy the rest of the right now and I'm still looking forward to AR in and we are finally moving again wow that was a long wait here it is now 5:00 p.m. that means we waited here for about 2 and 1/2 hours now but I'm a bit confused because we are moving in this direction which is the direction we are coming from jeda is in that direction so I hope we're not going back to Medina now but the good thing now is it is sunset time in about 1 hour I think so we might be able to see a beautiful sunset during the ride later on you have to do like this to open yes oh okay okay all the rating actually made me a bit hungry let's see what's next they are selling here hello what what are you selling here muffin chocolate muffin cookies or cook can I see the cookies let's have a look what cookies they have here chocolate also vanilla cookies and chocolate can I see this brownies brownies oh I take this one pleas I take this one how much 22 22 why are we going in this direction now we going to Medina we go to Medina and then to jeda no so we are going to jeda yeah okay thank you very much and W these brownies are actually very very delicious but I'm a bit confused because we are stopping again I hope the stop is just uh maybe to switch the lanes and then we are going into the right direction hopefully okay the staff just explained that we are just waiting for another train to pass us and then we can switch back to the right lane and then we're going to jedar and I have to say that the staff is handling the situation really professional and really nice the whole time they offered us water coffee tea so they are very friendly and handling the situation quite well and yeah I always believe that uh things are happening for a reason so for some reason we were supposed to arrive later today than scheduled but yeah let's see at what time we would actually arrive the current time now is 5:15 p.m. we apologize for the frequent stops we are sorry for the inconvenience they make C we will continue our journey as soon as possible thank you and yes we are finally moving into the right direction again okay let's enjoy the rest of the journey oh and that is our old train actually I'm wondering what they will do with it just leave it here trying to fix it and yeah I actually enjoy taking trains when I'm in a new country because taking a train gives me the opportunity to actually see the country that I'm traveling through previously I took a flight from Riyad to Medina and on that flight I didn't even have a window seat so I wasn't able to see anything from the country from above so I'm actually enjoying the ride now looking out the window seeing the country and I have to say Saudi Arabia looks exactly like I would have imagined pretty much looks like it's all desert here and then here and there we have some palm trees looking like a little Oasis so it's actually very interesting and also kind of beautiful it looks like a typical Disney Middle Eastern movie you know what I mean and yeah as a full-time traveler I'm traveling full-time for 5 years already I often get asked what are my favorite apps or the musthave apps when I'm traveling and maybe you know this problem when you are in a new country then sometimes some websites or apps are Geo restricted that means you either can't use them at all 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impression here of the train is that also the economy class would have been a really good experience so I'm not really sure if it's worth to pay double the price I mean I did it for the video now because I wanted to show the business class in the video but I think off camera I would probably take the regular economy classer next time and yeah now as you can see the sun has set already the Sun sun was actually quite beautiful seeing the sun setting here over the desert over some mountain ranges that actually look quite beautiful and yeah we have almost arrived by now and yeah the total length of the journey will be quite exactly 4 and 1/2 hours so we will arrive 2 and 1/2 hours later than scheduled and yeah how would I rate the overall experience here on the train now so if I leave out the 2 and 1 half hours that we just red in the middle of nowhere then I have to say the train experience was actually pretty pretty good the trains are very new modern very clean also the train station surprised me a lot very well organized and we also left on time and I think under regular circumstances we would have also arrived on time so that was actually overall a pretty good experience and I would take this train again despite the delay that we are having now and yeah let's arrive in jedar and we have finally arrived in jedar and yet the train station here is actually inside the airport and there are actually two stations here in jeda this one and another one closer to this City Center but yeah my hotel is actually closer to this station and yeah let's see how I can get from here to my hotel okay looks like in order to leave the station I have to scan the ticket again also a system I have seen before for example in China oh maybe I don't need to scan anything can just walk through even easier then okay oh what is this are they giving out free water and snakes here free water oh oh I don't need that just the water is fine thank you very much why is it for free here delay because of the delay the delay oh okay sorry about that it's okay can happen no problem okay thank you ah so because of the delay they're giving out Snak and water here for free so yeah if you have a flight to catch then yeah you just have to take the elevator up there or the escalators and then you are already at the terminal but yeah I don't have a flight to catch because I'm going to explore jeda for a few days okay and up there is a sign saying taxis so let's see if they have regular metor taxis here I'm just going to use Uber again oh it's warm here to be honest it was a bit cold in the train that we're really blasting the AC and here jetta's actually also a bit warmer compared to Riad and also a bit warmer than Medina where I'm just coming from and I see green taxis over there but how do I take one I think I have to walk to the official point over there okay I think I have to get a ticket here maybe it's a prepaid taxi nobody here I plenty of people approach you here in Saudi Arabia uh offering you a taxi but yeah I prefer to have an official meter taxi can I get a taxi here taxi Yeah by meter by meter yeah yeah I pay here or oh so just take any car this one okay shran thank you all right yeah sometimes at an airport you have to pay these taxes in advance it looks like that's not the case here hello uh I would like to go to uh Hilton jeda Hilton you know which one I think there's only one Hilt in here oh we're even having a screen here National Security system not sure what this screen is about welcome on board please fasten your seat belt oh the voice said please fasten your seat belt then the that's what I'm going to do okay it's about a 20 25 minutes ride to the hotel now see you there okay and I have arrived at my hotel yeah I paid about 80 R for the right now by the way I checked the prices on Uber as well and this was quite exactly the same price on Uber and yeah let's see what $200 a night gets you in jeda Saudi Arabia I'm staying at the jeda Hilton Hotel let's have a look inside oh wow first impression here have a look at that entrance hall that looks like the entrance to a palace oh wow that is quite cool even some artificial palm trees in here let's see if the rest of the hotel also is like that okay I checked in successfully down there I now took the elevator I'm on the fifth floor and 534 oh it looks like uh two doors right but I think it's actually only one door this is the room and first impression here it looks quite spacious I'm very curious for the view because I think I have a SE view this is the bathroom we have the toilet in the corner there this is a very beautiful sink area actually and then a Walkin shower here let's give the bed a test oh oh no it's very hot I don't like hot BS maybe the pillows are at least decent oh yeah the pillows oh yeah the pillows are actually quite nice but the mattress is a bit hot all right I'm also having a balcony here that is actually quite nice and yeah we can see the ocean so we have the Cornish the ocean front over there and then in the background everything that's black now that's the ocean and I'm actually going to uh switch tomorrow now so you can see the view you here also during daylight see you in the morning and it is the next day and this is what the view is looking like by day a very beautiful view and I especially like the ocean front that actually looks really really cool and yeah the plan for now is now to check out that ocean front there's also a mosque over there that I want to visit and there's a restaurant around here that has been recommended to me so let's explore the area and get some first impressions of Jedi okay and here we are at the ocean front so this is my hotel my balcony is up there and look at that we have the the road for cars here and there and then in the middle there's a big Lane just for bicycles I think that is actually very very cool and yeah look how beautiful it looks here with all the palm trees wow I'm really loving it so far and yeah let's have a look around here it looks very beautiful and yeah Jedi has a population of almost 4 million people and that makes it the second biggest city in Saudi Arabia after Riad with almost 8 million people but my First Impressions here are now it seems to be a very chilled town by the ocean at the moment I don't feel like I'm in a city of uh almost 4 million people but uh of course this is uh only my very first impression here I think in the next video I'm going to explore more around the city but let's have a look here Al bike that seems to be a fast food restaurant maybe a local brand oh bike is also a word in Bahasa Bahasa Malaysia Bahasa Indonesia bike means good maybe it has a similar meaning here in Saudi Arabia oh also have a look at this we have cats here as well same like in Riad and in Medina Street cats oh I'm always a bit worried toh touch Street Cats you never know how clean they are but uh that is actually quite funny I noticed that so much already in Riad that there were so many Street cats or stray cats and also in Medina I saw plenty of them and seems to be the same case here in jeda as well oh and look at that looks like a like a public beach that we are having here nobody is there at the moment maybe it's still not open it looks like they are still building some parts but we even have little Huts here and then you can lay down over there it is separated from the ocean but it is with ocean water wow that actually looks very beautiful right I'm wondering if this is really a public place then that would be awesome or maybe it also belongs to one of the hotels here so my hotel is over there over there is a big Sheran hotel we have the Valor Hotel there as well so plenty of hotels here of course and I could also imagine that the beach is maybe a private beach of a hotel and yeah here we have the Red Sea the ocean on the other side over there we have uh Egypt I guess oh and what are they doing down there I think they are constructing something here you can see there's a wall that they built with wood so maybe they're trying to remove the stones or something oh no just looking at the map actually I'm wrong we don't have Egypt over there we have Sudan over there so the country Sudan is over there and then Egypt is more into that direction also now the wind blowing into my face is actually very comfortable also we having close to 30° here at the moment nice let's have a walk down here this is by the way called The jeda Corn nishe I have to admit corish is a word I've never heard of before before I traveled to Oman recently because in Oman and muskat there's also a place similar like this called the Muscat Cornish I'm not sure if Cornish is a existing English word and I just never heard of it before or if this is a word that only exist in Middle Eastern countries like Oman here in Saudi and I think in Dubai there's also a Dubai Cornish but yeah I'm not a native English speaker so maybe I just don't know that word oh and more cats one down there another down there and yeah I think I don't really have to mention it but look how clean it is here there is no trash everything is super super clean it reminds me very much like Saudi Arabia in general about China in terms of how clean it is how well organized it is how safe I feel let me see if there are cameras here yeah there's a camera up there there's another one up there also similar like in China I'm comparing a lot to China because that's a country I have just been recently and it reminds me a lot about China here like not in terms of culture or the people or the food but in terms of yeah safety cleaniness and organization I'm seeing so many families here I can really imagine that this is a popular place to come with your family many people are doing picnic here enjoying the sun I can also imagine that the sunset in a few hours is going to be amazing here and you know what I always realize when I'm in places like this and that is always very touching almost for me I realize that we the people are the same all over the world actually like I'm seeing so many families here and the children's are playing they play around with the football they're eating ice cream they're having picnic here and I saw places like this all over the world in every country and it's always the same and although we might all have different religions different cultures we eat different things but ultimately in the end we are all the same all over the world enjoying the same things and that is always very very nice to see for me I love being in places like this just regular everyday normal life places witnessing what are the locals doing here and realizing it's basically the same in every country we are all the same there's an interesting looking wending machine here I think they are selling juices it's called juice World discover the difference that looks interesting so I have to go inside here in order to access the wending machine here oh and there's a airon blowing right into my face when you enter here oh let's have a look oh yeah we're having pomegranate juice mango guava strawberry oh that sounds delicious actually you have to pay by C here or maybe also cash as well okay how do I choose I want to I have let's try the strawberry juice number 23 it's 12 Saudi real let's see if it works with cashier putting 20 inside there was the juice falling down okay here I have it all right let me find a place and I'm going try the juice actually interesting shaped bench right here but you can actually sit here all right and let's try the strawberry juice it's very cold it tastes very fresh very very nice and there are even proper p P of strawberry inside you can really taste this is a proper strawberry juice not like a fake syrup or something this is actually made with strawberries I'm very surprised that was a very random rending machine experience over there but I got a very nice tasting strawberry juice oh wow I can get street food here hello what are you selling here you have like french fries yeah how much is one portion 10 real oh I can try oh thank you offering me to try one piece it's very good can I order one portion so they are making french fries fresh right here I like one box yeah one box please so let's see how the french fries are doing here so it looks like homemade french fries here so they are not like this typical french fries you can buy in a package at a supermarket I think they're cutting them themselves and make everything fresh welcome to S oh thank you very much I'm from Alania almania Germany yeah you're from jeda yes jeda yes oh it's very nice City so far I really like it very beautiful here at the ocean best and selfie you use Snapchat here in Saudi Arabia Snapchat Saudi Arabia hello to Snapchat Saudi Arabia what is your name sulan Sultan yes oh that's a very nice name Sultan yes oh nice name I like the name oh hello hello what's your name uh manman nice to meet you too you are friends my friend your friend yeah yeah okay I want to try the french fries small small small small just on the side thank you okay thank you very much I'm actually too tall for the stall here I can't stand straight I'm too tall for your stall here I can stand straight again oh he's putting are these mine yes he's putting all type of sauces on there now okay okay thank you very much all right and here I have a portion of delicious looking french fries with so many different sauces on top let's see if I can find a place to sit down maybe I'm just going to uh to eat it here but yeah here are my French fries and he was putting so many sauces all over it one sauce is looking green and then we have ketchup and mayonese I think okay let's less talking more french fries trying oh these french fries are so delicious seriously you can really taste that they are not just some french fries from the supermarket you know but I just had a little bit of spicy taste in my mouth I think the green sauce is like a minty sauce that is a bit spicy but still that's very delicious man to be honest I'm not a big fan of so much sauce that's why I asked the guy if he can tell them just to put a bit on the side but maybe this is the Saudi Arabian style to eat french fries covering it all over with sauce but very delicious actually the place here is very interesting look at this this is all like driveth through small shops you can get coffee here I think ice cream over there more coffee over there and it's all yeah all drive-thru here that is actually quite interesting to see like a drive-thru parking lot full with different restaurants and coffee shops okay and I am at the very fancy looking part of the ocean front now there's a club right here and it looks a bit more upscale here and if you are a fan of Formula 1 the Formula 1 jeda racetrack is actually right here as well I also just drove by it with the taxi and I saw private Vehicles driving on the racetrack so I think what you can actually do here is you probably pay money and then you can drive on the racetrack with your own private vehicle and that actually looks like a lot of fun to be honest and yeah here we have the AL ramr mosque also known as the floating mosque and this is actually a very iconic Landmark here in jeda the mosque was built in 1985 right on the coast of the Red Sea here the mosque has a very unique design giving the appearance of floating over the water during high tide and it is a very stunning architectural and spiritual site and yeah the mosque is known for its right domes and manits so it Blends traditional Islamic architecture with modern elements and yeah I can really say this is actually one of the most beautiful mosque I have seen especially now with the sunset in the background that looks really really really beautiful here now and this mosque also seems to be a very popular place for visitors from different countries because since I'm walking here I heard so many different languages from all over the world already and yeah I read online that this mosque is actually open for non-muslim visitors as well but not during prayer time and because yeah you can see almost sunset time so prayer time is I think in the next 15 minutes or so and that means I can probably not go inside anymore yeah once again same like before in Medina I want to be as respectful as possible when I'm visiting religious sites like this so although I would be curious to uh go inside but yeah it is praying time in a few minutes so I don't want to disturb the Muslims who are going to pray there but look at this stunning view that looks so beautiful the sunset and then this beautiful looking mosque right next to it and I'm not sure if you can hear it in the background the the cars racing on the racetrack that seems also to be something very popular to do here in jeda wow beautiful place I'm having really good first impressions of jeda the whole day already I have to say Hi how are you hello welcome to Saudi oh where are you from you from Saudi I'm from Saudi yes where are you from Germany Germany nice to meet you Alania yeah I come here to see the beautiful musk looks beautiful with the sunset here is it true that you can race on the track with your private vehicle I don't think so because I saw some regular looking cars racing there but maybe they work here or maybe you can pay money and then you can drive your own car maybe I'm not sure if you are from Jenna and you're watching this uh please let us know in the comments I would be curious to know if you actually allowed to drive your private on the r TR because I know we have a RAC track in Germany as well the newor ring if you're watching Formula One you it's not in use anymore but it used to be official Formula 1 RAC track and there I know you can pay money and then you can drive your own vehicle there wow nice yeah yeah so maybe it works the same here as well so what's your name Ken Ken nice to meet you m nice ni meet you too so we are tourist here in Saudi I'm tourist here oh ni do you like it so far I really like it like it's a very interesting culture the food is amazing the people are very welcoming thank you so much thank you so much like the hospitality here in Saudi Arabia is really really nice thank you so much thank you for saying hi enjoy your evening byebye oh wow the people here are so friendly once again I feel very welcomed here as a tourist in Saudi Arabia and yeah the sun is almost uh completely gone now and this is a very beautiful view here the mosque and then yeah the area here looks similar to the area we have seen already earlier but here it seems to be like even more popular more people here and you also the Formula 1 RAC track is right here and look at that I've never seen this for they have these huge electric fans here blowing wind actually it's not that hot at the moment especially now that the sun is gone but I can imagine Saudi Arabia of course gets very hot during summertime then these things can be really really cool because it feels actually very nice here I've never seen something like this before in another country these huge fanss just blowing wind to the ocean front here but yeah the whole place here is almost like a fun fair like you can play some games especially many games for children here then we have like little souvenir shops you can get food there's a coffee shop shama shop once again a super super beautiful place this is now like I took a taxi to get here it was like a 10 15 minute taxi ride from where we have been earlier on the ocean front but yeah there's one more place that I want to visit now and that is a restaurant that has been highly recommended to me all right and I came to a highly recommended restaurant the yali AL Iraq restaurant where I can eat typical Middle Eastern cuisine and this restaurant has over 8,000 reviews on Google Maps most of them are very good hello can I get a table here for one person okay yeah ah to my surprise I just got served a soup without even seeing a menu and he said free so it looks like I'm getting a soup he said it's a lentil soup as a welcome starter before I even had a chance to look into the menu also something I've never seen before in a restaurant but I'm happy to try so I think this spoon is a soup spoon so let's see looks smells delicious actually I have to say let's give it a try oh there's a very typical Middle Eastern flavor to it getting bread as well also free yes oh you're sitting down here literally less than a minute and you already get served free food that is great I already like this restaurant also have some pickles here and yeah this a bread and the lentil soup and oh the bread is really really warm I think it's coming fresh from the oven so what I like to do is dip the bread inside the soup like this m oh wow the bread is phenomenal M oh yeah you can taste it's coming fresh from the oven it's very fluffy oh this is actually very delicious I like the owner of the restaurant already that's how you make a good impression the customer literally is sitting down and then you already serve some really delicious food for free but yeah let's see if I'm actually getting a menu here as well okay so there's a QR code here that you scan and then you can see the menu on your phone and you have so many delicious looking options here can't really decide what to choose also I'm not that hungry now because I had the french fries an hour ago and then the soup and the bread already but I'm actually very curious to to try something definitely this for example looks interesting here Iraqi kuar but yeah let me have a deep look into the menu and then I will decide what to order okay I made a decision I'm going to order the Iraqi kebab and that's going to be my first time trying Iraqi food okay so yeah the restaurant here offers a variety of different Middle Eastern Cuisines so it's not only a Saudi Arabian food restaurant here you can get food here from all over the Middle East yeah the atmosphere here is really nice it feels like a like a posh upscale restaurant I will tell you at the end how much I am paying for my meal here all right and the food has arrived this is Iraqi Kebab I tried Kebab before of course many times it's actually one of my favorite Middle Eastern dishes so let's see if I can taste a difference to this Iraqi Kebab all right so first of all I can tell you already it smells really really delicious and then I'm having three pieces of Kebab here I'm getting more bread even thank you very much you just gave me another piece of bread so much bread here now but um yes so I'm curious to try the meat plain just like this first M oh it smells fantastic let's try it out wow super super soft meat it's really really well spiced oh it's very flavorful it's also pretty juicy so you have a lot of flavors combined in your mouth oh wow this is really really delicious meat oh some sauce on the side which sauce is this this tahina tahina to okay and ketchup ketchup okay it tastes really delicious oh it's amazing already thank you very much so I got some sauce on the side as well I was just going to ask uh why I'm not not having sauce on the side because usually when you're eating Kebab you're getting sauce on the side so let's dip it in here oh I lost half of the meat already here in the sauce oh oh this is delicious you know what I'm going to do now is I'm going to take a piece of this flat bread here so the bread that I'm having here on the plate is different compared to this bread it's way thinner and not warm anymore so I'm going to spread some of the sauce on the bread here and then I'm taking a big piece of the meat and then also some of the greens here adding it all together so I'm basically making my own little WP here now so the bread the meat the greens and the sauce let's try it out M oh wow this is actually super super delicious this is one of my favorite meals I had so far in 2025 and I think this is already the second time I'm saying that here in Saudi Arabia overall the food has been amazing here in Saudi Arabia the whole time I'm here but I also have to say I'm a big fan of Middle Eastern cuisine in general like I really like Turkish food I like shamas I like kups oh this is amazing okay and total price was 105 Saudi real but yeah that was a really good food experience here at the Lali restaurant and yeah overall I'm having really really good first impressions here of jeda I'm going to stay here for a couple more days so there will be one more video exploring more of the city so stay tuned for that and if you haven't seen my previous video where I visited Medina which was also a very unique travel experience then feel free to check out the video right here stay healthy stay positive and then see you in the next episode ciao guys
2025-03-05 22:31
