Le Mirage Sharq Doha
Anass Ben Malek Doha, Qatar
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Eye Recognition
Visited the souq today. There weren't too many people there. I think most of Doha works on an afternoon and evening type of schedule but there were some women coming into the souq as I was arriving. They were locals and dressed from head to toe in the black abbaya that they wear which included a total face covering except the eyes. Three women …
Qatari bennies
My driver was regaling me today with all the benefits associated with living in an oil rich nation. Petrol here for the car is running around $0.76/gallon (crunched the numbers 3 times from what he told me and that's what I got. But I was using 4 liters roughly to a gallon and I think it's more like 4 1/2 or 5 liters to a gallon). There isn't any …
Falcon Surgery - To Fly Again
This morning I had my driver take me to the Qatar Falcon Center. From the guidebook, it sounded like a place where men came to look at falcons and possibly purchase them. From the actual experience it was a whole heck of a lot better!
Walking into the courtyard there were signs: "hospital. staff only" on all doors except one which said " …
In a sea of men
As with most Middle Eastern countries, there aren't a whole lot of women out and about. Then again, it's possible I just haven't been where the women are. The most women I have seen here was at an expat mall and only 3 women there were locals, the rest, expats. But even if I go where there are a lot of people, most will be men. And I have …
Doha Bay and Souq Waqif
We missed breakfast again this morning and didn't end up eating until 1pm. We started our late morning by walking to the Corniche and then up a long road that juts out into Doha Bay. According to Lonely Planet, at the end of the road, where the pavement meets the sea, there sits their top pick restaurant, Al-Bandar, among others. We walked past …



