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Out of the widow Bahrain looks like lots of dust with skyscrapers on. Inside it is a strange mix of Christmas decorations lots of tour groups who look like they might be going on pilgramage, 25k rolexes in duty free, mcdonalds,costa and free internet to keep us amused. We've got 2hrs to kill - body clocks already out of sink! Am going to try and learn some nepalese from a podcast.

... which had started moving ahead (full marks to the driver for keeping his momentum). I had at some point wondered why the driver wasnt speeding up- it was only later that I learnt that a few days earlier there had been an accident and that all drivers were given strict instructions to keep momentum. Well, I found myself getting in between cat naps, and when I was jolted out of one I realized that we were speeding past some great city - had to be Riyadh, all lit up and awake in ...

17/10<br>Time to be honest. We're heading home.<br>The last country is a stop-over in Bahrain (for 2 hours) as we fly through the night back to England<br>We wanted to surprise a few folks so have sneaked home quietly.<br><br>Never the less, Bahrain International Airport looked very nice at midnight, all lit up. This small island state lies in the Persion Gulf alongside saudi ...

... bar but couldn't stay since you couldn't hear announcements up there and our plane wasn't on "the board" yet.<br><br>Mike grabbed McDonald's---a "McArabia" which he'd been eating all over here---a pita-like wrapper with chicken inside---it looked good.  We headed downstairs to see if we could track down some information on the flight via the airport transfers staff (unlike in the U.S., where each airline has dedicated re-booking and transfer staff, these ones are shared at the ...

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... good for football games), too many coffee shops (Starbucks, Seattle's Best, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and Caribou -- all in the same block), and the US Navy 5th Fleet. K - Kindness. Most people really are nice. Last week, we got a little lost trying to find the Gold Souq. We stopped a man and asked for directions; he turned around and led us five blocks out of his way to our destination. It was 107 degrees Fahrenheit. L - Land reclamation. There's a lot of it going on here. The ...

... on and into the city. It is definitly a boom city as there is huge construction projects everywhere. I usually am not a fan of skyscrapers but when you build them with a little style then it makes then much better. We arrived at the Golden Tulip hotel and I felt quite out of my league. It was more then a dirty backpacker could want. They fed me and then offered me thier pool. I was stoked on going for a swim but of course my bag was still in the bowels of the airport and so ...

... and with a broom sweeping Security guards are everywhere, yet there is no crime, no joke people still talk about this bank robbery that happened like 6months ago Where ever you are, you are not far from a mall Dubai has 25% of the worlds cranes and it is evident when you are there It is not uncommon to head to the mall in the morning and be forced to take another route home because they decided to randomly do something to the ...

... eve. Note: if you are reading this to get a bit of a feel for Bahrain as a city and a place to visit as a tourist; culture, tourist attractions, history ect, you should probably stop reading hear. The weekend consisted of a few quiet drinks in a number of local establishments around Bahrain, well maybe more than a few. We had been given a number of recommendations of place to visit while we were hear, all bars of course, so we wanted to tick as many off the list as ...

We had about a five hour layover here so we headed straight-away to the Gulf Air lounge for refreshments and comfy chairs. One section of the lounge had a coffee bar and a bunch of iMacs to use. I sat there drinking coffee and updating this log. It was interesting to see the varying levels of dress there, especially by the women. It ranged ...