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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)
... shrivelled up lemons and herbs were better than any vicks sinus nasal spray.
The shops sold lovely abayas (long black dresses) and white dresses for the men. An Indian man tried to sell us a tea towel with a ring to hold it in place on the head of our men. Well the men in my life - my dad, my brother, my son and my nephews - somehow wouldn't look as good in a tea towel as the local men, so we declined their fine offer. Lawrence of Arabia was everywhere. It was ...
This is the life!
... and talks incessantly. He is a bundle of joy. I feel very honoured when he wants Carline to shower him, feed him, play dress ups with him, kick a football with him, swim with him and read star trek to him at bedtime. The other day James , Kit and I swam in Caroline's pool. We played 'the Olympics'. James, from here on known as Jamez as he was representing Spain, Caroline represented Australia and Kit represented Hong Kong. I won as I have an inability to allow anyone to ...
The Life of a Teacher
... 7th grade World Geography - I only have 3 classes a day, and then I have 2 planning periods. I feel more fortunate than most, as I have an awesome schedule and one of the biggest classrooms in the school! But I think they made me work for it this week - I didn't get AC in my room until yesterday!! (It's pretty bad when you have to open a window because it's cooler outside than it is in the classroom!) So far, it looks like my largest class will be ...
Bahrain Day #3 -- Stuck in the Sand
... paved road only a few hundred yards down the hill. I sat in the car and closed my eyes, taking some deep breaths and trying to reassure myself that I was not going to be stuck here forever – though it certainly seemed like it. It dawned on me that I still hadn’t eaten any lunch, so I munched on some cashews but didn’t have much appetite – I was full with anxiety.
I heard some engine noises, got out of the car, and spotted a police ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Fitness/Health center