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My final observations
... house as we were at a dead end.
The roads are busy, its every man for himself as they compete for the same piece of road. You would have passed your driving test years ago here Patrick, there is a distinct lack of indicating, maintaining one's place in the lane and overtaking is like a national sport. Police abound, on motorbikes and in cars. There is the odd tank or two along the roads with a machine gun on top. They are strangely reassuring. I had contacted Ant prior ...
The sook that went to the Souq (pronounced sook)
... I will buy the tree of life as it would look nice in my non existent home. God I wish I was rich. They did lay by, how wonderful!!!!
Having appreciated how wonderful rugs can be we went to the haberdashery Souq. Our South African friend was delightful to the locals and they clearly liked her, it was so nice to see, especially as I had been scared to look at anyone in case I appealed to them too much and they wanted to whisk me off to meet their mother and ...
This is the life!
... arrived in Bahrain I went to put my coat on, I thought it was respectful (???) A woman said to me to not wear a coat, as this was the desert and it was hot. She was right. I found Ant and we hugged, then I had anxiety that we would be arrested for public displays of affection. I told you I was ignorant! Suddenly there were lots of men in traditional dress and again I was fascinated, they all looked they were auditioning for Lawrence of Arabia.The heat was incredible and the ...
Entre deux mondes...
... prend la navette de l'hotel un matin à 9h..étrange horraire pour aller a la plage..mais c'est quand meme le meilleur horraire..car après 11h, on cuit litéralement sous les parasols.
Intenable
Certaines vues sont insolites avec ce skyline quand meme hallucinant. L'eau est tres chaude; Vanessa a vu une raie..qui a piqué une grosse touriste russe juste après !
Ah oui, évidemment, aucun local sur la ...
Manama, Bahrain
... Persian Empire gained control of the Gulf and Bahrain’s fortunes were tied to Persian influence from that time on. The empire was succeeded by the Sassanian Persians, and then the Macedonians of Alexander the Great. The Greeks referred to Bahrain as the island of Tylos, and spoke of its beauty in glowing terms.
After the ancient empires had passed from the scene, Bahrain continued ...