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I think that morning my SnapChat storyline was probably on overload taking pictures and videos inside the museum. I was coming to the end of my trip as the next morning I would be leaving Makkah for Madinah. I took a 360 degree video of the Haram area as I exited the clock towers before making my way back to my hotel. On Ajyad street I stopped at BLK coffee to get a Karak Chai. This turned out to be really lovely, its actually now a favourite drink of mine. However, the ones sold in the UK by a well known Indian street cafe brand in my opinion don’t taste as good as the ones I had in the KSA.

This opinion was actually shared by a friend of mine who visited Doha in Qatar who felt the same that the ones sold in the UK are a bit too dark flavoured so the spices don’t come out as well as the ones sold in the middle east. But hey if anyone wants to buy me a Karak Chai, I’ll happily accept!

One criticism of myself is that I keep in mind the prayer times in Makkah as people will literally stop in the middle of the road to pray. This is a beautiful thing but a lot of the small shops will close their shutters and if you’re in a cafe, it will most likely empty out. No one is going to force you to leave but it might feel a bit awkward that’s all. You can pray on the road if you feel comfortable and come back for your tea. 

I did also order a spaghetti bolognese which was really nice actually although a little swimming in sauce. But still very delicious. I made sure to double my normal insulin dose before eating due to ongoing high sugar levels.