Aradous Hotel
Travel Blogs from Manama
My final observations
... from what sounded like hundreds of different voices emanating from invisible mosques. Each seemed to compete with the other. It was incredible. Thank heavens I remain asleep at 4am when it all starts.
To get to the fort we drove through a village that looked like it was not out of place in a third world country. There were broken down dusty houses some covered in graffiti, children playing soccer in the sand, men sitting around, women in black walking barefoot in ...
The sook that went to the Souq (pronounced sook)
... place. I felt bad because I kept taking photos of them but it was fascinating! One shop sold ceramic figures of white clad Arab men and black clad women - please see picture, this was taken for Sophie's benefit. I was tempted to buy one, but thought it a tad inappropriate. The place was a maze of tiny little interconnecting alley ways that sold stuff I didn't want to buy, but it was fun looking. From the spices we headed off to the welcome solace of an air ...
This is the life!
... club. James prefers Bahrain to Hong Kong because of his school, Saint Christophers. Saint Christophers is an oasis of air conditioning in the desert wasteland.The children are an eclectic mix and its like being at the United Nations. There are a plethora of British children, Aussies, African, Indian, American and Bahraini. They put places like Sydney that pretends it is multi cultural, to shame. Its a really beautiful place. Lots of happy kids and parents, maids, drivers ...
What a week!
... is only a 2 month old Macbook Pro - THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN Apple people!!! Fortunately, in one of the malls here there is an iMachine store (the international version of an Apple store in the States), who I took the laptop to. At first, they told me that it was likely a software issue, and that it would not be covered by the warranty on the laptop...even though it's only 2 months old! Mad as I was, I didn't ...
The long haul
... what to plan for by the end of the day. Then, on Tuesday we head to the little island of Hawar (close to Qatar) to help out with this big youth camp that we're all excited for. Playing with youths is fun, and I think it will help us all get even more of a sense of what's going on here in Bahrain that we might want to bring up at the workshops.
Okay, that's it. It's 9:50 here so I should probably go to bed. Love you all!
Love,
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Crowne Plaza Bahrain
Diplomatic Area P.O. Box 5831, Manama | 3 star hotelfrom $216 -
Gulf Hotel Bahrain
Al Fateh Avenue, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $199 -
InterContinental Regency Bahrain
King Faisal Highway, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $235 -
Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa
PO Box 55577, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $325- Pure Luxury
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Sheraton Bahrain Hotel
6 Palace Avenue, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $180 -
Golden Tulip Bahrain
Old Palace Rd, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $159 -
The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa
Building 59, Road 1701, Block 317, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $195 -
Elite Suites
Building 141 Ave 28 , Manama | 4 star hotel -
Marriott Executive Apartments Manama
Al Fateh, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $167 -
Novotel Al Dana Resort Bahrain
121 Sheikh Hamad Causeway, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $174 -
Delmon International Hotel
PO Box 5661, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $105 -
Elite Grande
Building 3378, Road No. 2845, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $157 -
Ramada Bahrain
Building 88 Road 351 Block 326 , Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $126 -
Panorama Hotel
Awal Ave, PO Box 15009, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $130 -
Mercure Grand Hotel Seef
PO Box 18084, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $176 -
Al Safir Hotel & Tower
Road 2411, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $127 -
Pars International Hotel
P.O. Box 20682, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $103 -
Fraser Suites Seef Bahrain
Road 2825 Block Al Seef 248 Building 2109, Manama | 5 star hotelfrom $172 -
Gulf Gate Hotel
Salah Al Deen Al Youbi Avenue, Manama | 3 star hotelfrom $82 -
Juffair Grand Hotel
Near Grand Mosque Bldg 676 Road 4015, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $111 -
Ramee Baisan Hotel Bahrain
Building no 176, Rd no 2005,Block no 320, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $94 -
Ramada Palace Hotel Bahrain
Exhibition Avenue, Gudaibiya District, Manama | 3 star hotelfrom $106 -
Bahrain International Hotel
PO Box 3280, Manama | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
Elite Resort & Spa
Building 101 Sheikh Hamad Causeway Area 322, Manama | 4 star hotelfrom $167 -
L'Hotel Bahrain
King Mohammed 6 Avenue, Al Seef District, Manama | Hotel -
Ewa Hotel Apartments
Central Area, Bldg 158, Rd 1405 Block 314, Manama | Hotelfrom $64
