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Manama - I'm Pinky in Bahrain

A travel blog entry by bradman

So we have now officially left Europe and are on our way to Delhi with a nice little layover in Bahrain. Why Bahrain? Why not? Prior to coming to Bahrain I really had no idea about the place - a tiny island off of Saudi Arabia is basically it (ok - maybe I didn't even know that...). But now I know it has so much more - and fortunately, that much of …

My final observations

A travel blog entry by coakleyc

... 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)

A travel blog entry by coakleyc

... 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!

A travel blog entry by coakleyc

... in this ginormous melting pot of nationalities. The car park is akin to a showroom full of expensive cars. Every day on the way to school Narelle takes a short cut through such rough terrain, thank goodness she has a 4 wheel drive, its like being in an episode of Top Gear. Ant on the other hand thinks he is a boy racer, and one leaves ones stomach at home and then it catches up when you arrive at said destination. Kit has the attention span of a gnat. He's fun, funny ...

What a week!

A travel blog entry by triciab

... yes, stressful! Hopefully though I'll be able to get caught up soon, and it won't be an issue.

The kids at the school (so far anyway ;) ) are wonderful. There are definitely more boys than girls, almost a 3:1 ratio, and they're almost all middle eastern (though not necessarily Bahraini). I learned quickly, after attempting to take attendance in my first class, that their names are NOTHING like ...