Weekend in the Kingdom

The Saudi weekend is Friday and Saturday; it used to be Thursday and Friday in 2008 - when I first visited - but changed as deemed too impractical for business. Our compound is not too bad, but it really is just a luxury prison. The security situation remains precarious. To quote the UK foreign office: "There is a general threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate, affecting Western interests and places frequented by foreigners."

So we're being chauffeured around in an armoured car and our apartments have a 'safe room' that doubles as bath room. Or a bathroom that doubles as 'safe room'. It has a steel reinforced door with three large door bolts. I'm still not sure if it makes me feel safe or quite the opposite...