It's the first mosque I've ever entered, and so it was off with our shoes and on with the head scarves (ladies only). It's quite something to see this extremely popular tourist attraction used by local Muslims for prayer, alongside the hordes of tourists. Great observations and learnings for the kids, who haven't hadn't had a lot of exposure to Muslim culture and history or the teachings of Islam.
Men entering for prayer must wash their feet outside first:
This is the area blocked off for men to pray. Women pray upstairs. The red carpet means that this is a royal mosque.
The hordes of tourists:
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