Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Hajj 2018

Hajj

My wife and I went to the Hajj pilgrimage in 2018. It was definitely a once in a lifetime trip. We made the decision to go at fairly short notice, so there was not much in terms of extensive preparations, but it all went well.

There are many articles on how best to prepare for the Hajj, and I referred to them for our preparations.


One item we had difficulty finding was antiperspirant with no fragrance, because for part of the pilgrimage, the wearing of perfume is not permitted. We eventually got some from a pharmacy in Medina. So if you get stuck like us and were not able to get some from your home country, you could get it in Saudi Arabia and a pharmacy may be a good bet.  The one we got was from Louis Widmer :