01 June 2011

Madinah

Here are a few tips if you go to Madinah.

You need to fill up the special immigration form. A small form which looks like a punch card. The form need to be handed in to the immigration when you reach Madinah. Therefore, to prevent any delay, try to fill that form before landing. After all, the system in Madinah is a bit lousy. You need to queue up macam beli tiket wayang. The only difference is, they separate the line by gender. So nanti, jangan la panik kalau suami atau bini anda tiba-tiba hilang.

Kalau pi beramai-ramai, saya cadangkan angkat la beg sendiri dekat conveyor luggage claim tu. Jangan biar orang-orang airport tu angkat, sebab dia akan charge seorang SR10. Kalau pi 5 orang dah SR50, padahal beg belom tentu sampai 10 biji.

Cuaca di Madinah lebih mengikut peredaran musim. Musim panas, the temp can exceed 50 deg Celcius. Kalau winter, walaupon tak se-extreme Canada, the temp can go as low as 11 deg Celcius. Therefore, you need to choose suitable clothing.

Madinah is a good place to buy dates and nuts. The price is cheaper than Mecca. In other words, food stuff are cheaper here.

Jangan sesekali expect apa yang ada kat Madinah ada kat Mekah. Kalau rasa berkenan tu beli ja. You may never see such thing again. Bab nak membeli jangan risau, peniaga sana memang boleh berbahasa Melayu. Cuma hati-hati, takut kena tipu.

Selalunya hotel di Madinah ada mesin basuh. So pandai-pandai la cari. Kalau hotel best kadang-kadang boleh provide 1 level 1 mesin basuh. Kalau tak, explore la hotel tu sampai jumpa mesin basuh.

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