Last year my family and I went to Saudi Arabia for the first umroh trip. It takes 1 week for the umroh process, so I have to leave school for one week. We depart from Jakarta from 10 am and it takes 12 hours on airplane. So we arrived at Riyadh Airport at 10 pm. But we have go to medina to take a rest. Then we ride the bus to medina and it takes 5 hours. We arrived at the hotel on 3 am and I feel exhausted so I want straight to bed.
2 hours later I wake up for subuh at Nabawi Mosque. The distance from hotel to the mosque was very close. It only take 10 minutes by walking. After pray we comeback to hotel for breakfast. Then in the morning 9 am all women go to Rawdah. It was the grave for prophet Muhammad and his two friends Umar bin Khatab and Abu Bakar. Rawdah was also prophet Muhammad house. If we pray in front of rawdah insha allah will be granted.
But to reach in front of rawdah it was very difficult. Too many people there so I had to hold hands to people I know. Fortunately I have a small body so I could sneak in between the people and arrived in the front of rawdah. Then immediately pray for the success of my life. After that we comeback to the hotel for take a rest.
Second day we go to jabal rahmah at Arafah. People believed if we standing on jabal rahmah we’ll get a soulmate. Like Adam and Eve. But Jabal Rahmah was a rock mountain so it was difficult to reach the top. After Jabal Rahmah we had mosque tour at medina. Then at 11 am we comeback to the hotel for doing dzuhur in nabawi.
Third day we go to camel farm. There we took a picture with camel and buy camel drink. At first I was afraid of camels but the farmer say the camel was gentle. So I dare to take a pictures, but I prefer young camel than adult camel. I also drink camel milk. It feels a bit salty but its good. After that we go to Nabawi museum.
Fourth day, it was the last day in medina before we go to mecca. We only take a rest at the hotel because after dzuhur prayer we have go to mecca. Unfortunately when I was take a shower in the morning I have menstruation so I can’t do umroh. I was very sad but I realized that I can do umroh next time. We go to mecca by bus and it takes 6 hours. We arrived in the hotel at mecca on 7 pm. We directly had dinner and rest.
The next day on the fifth day. They doing umroh becaused I can’t do umroh so I just stay at the hotel. After that we go to zam zam tower, it was a shopping center in front of masjidil haram. We buy souvenirs to relatives. I buy a lot of chocolate so I can share to my friends at school. I also bought prayer beads.
Sixth day it was a free time. So my family and I decide to take a walk around mecca. We go to museum, mosque, and many places in mecca. Then the seventh day, it was the last for the entire journey. In the morning we have to leaved hotel because we will get on a plane. But before that we buy a souvenirs at Riyadh. I buy a Victoria Secret Perfume.
Then we go to airport for take a plane. After 3 hours waiting at the airport we able to take a plane. It takes 12 hours from Riyadh to Jakarta. Then we arrived at Jakarta on the next morning. It was a incredible jouney although that I can do umroh but I feel I glad, because I can go to mecca and medina the holiest city.
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