Earlier this week, photos of German newlyweds spending their honeymoon in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, went viral on social media. 

According to Al Madina newspaper, after they got married, the young couple, who are from Bremen in northern Germany, decided to go on a spiritual trip to the holy city. 

"25-year-old Lucas Roatfox and his wife wanted to celebrate the start of their life as a married couple by visiting the city and its historical holy Islamic sites," the local newspaper wrote

"The couple toured around the city with the help and guidance of Mecca's official tourist guide Abdullah bin Mohammad Said Al Thuaibi Al Otaibi," it added

Honeymoon in Mecca

People loved it

"This is the best thing. May God bless their lives." 

There were a lot of 'mashallah's'

"Ya zeinhom"

People got inspired

"Great idea for a honeymoon." 

Many congratulated the couple

"May God bless them." 

Some shared tips on where the honeymooners should go next...

"After Mecca, they should visit Al Taif, try some prickly pears and feed bananas to monkeys in Al Huda park... a Saudi-style honeymoon." 

Not everyone loved the honeymoon idea though

"Mecca is a place for prayer, not a hotel."  

"If I had done this, my wife would've divorced me"