I was waiting for my Uber just outside the museum entrance which was gate 2. The uber app was incredibly frustrating for whatever reason had given my pick up location at gate 4. When I was notified that my car had arrived, I didn’t see anything where I was and after asking where gate 4 was initially, I walked round the corner. But I quickly realised that this area was no place for walking pedestrians, it was only for cars. Uber really frustrated me that day and angered me. It took me 3 attempts to wait for a taxi before one did arrive and pulled up at gate 2 where I had returned. I’m grateful he knew the building and suspect he’s been through this before with pick ups.
My next stop was the Quba walkway and the Quba Walkway Park which contrary to my earlier hypothesis is not a green space but a small concrete area with benches and pigeons all around if you like them. The Quba walkway is a 3KM walking trail for pedestrians which connects Masjid Quba – the first mosque in Islam – and Masjid an-Nabawi. It is the same route that the prophet walked between the two mosques.
It is now filled with a commerce area with shops all lined on both sides. It is a very commercial strip with so many shops which to be honest they all sell the same things so I didn’t spend a lot of time going in but it was still worth exploring. I’m sure you can probably find some unusual crafts or items if you have the time to explore.
There are also many restaurants and I stumbled across a moderate food court with multiple restaurants all around. Most of them were South Asian so Pakistani vendors and Bengali who would try to grab your attention as you walked past.
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