First day in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

After lots of excitement I finally also made it to Saudi yesterday night. Arriving here, I felt like in the tales of 1001 nights with the people being dressed in their traditional clothes and the smell of Oudh everywhere.
Today we went to the desert close to the capital Riyadh, where we did all sorts of fun activities. We started off with a hike on the hills which included running (and falling/rolling) it down. Thereafter, there was a big lunch in the tent. Following the food (what a great idea) we went sliding in the sand, whereby a car pulled us which was extremely fun. Towards the end, I was also allowed to drive and we did some dune bashing which was so much fun. After we watched the sunset, I headed back to Riyadh and went for a cozy stroll around the hotel, enjoying the glittery lights of Saudi and an amazing first day comes to an end. Tomorrow we have a full on schedule and will visit the Souq, go for lunch at a prince's house and to a horse race so there is more to come!