Somerset Al Fateh Manama
No. 4668, Road 2468, Block 0324, PO Box 15534, Adliya, Juffair Manama, Bahrain
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Bahrain Day #3 -- Stuck in the Sand
... onto the hard surface. Well, it was a good concept. But it didn’t work. Round and round the wheels spun again. No dice.
These soldiers told me they would go find a cable and come back to tow me out of the sand. They said they would return in “one hour, maybe one and a half hours.” Huh? I thought to myself. You could drive all the way to the top of the island and back in an hour. How could it take that long to go find a cable or rope? I was confused, ...
Reflections...
... prays, nor do they dress in their traditional ways. There are those that dawn gucci sunglasses and ride in their lamborghinis. That is the diversity in this dense populous that perplexes me. This little place astonishes me in its ability to transcend every aspect of life and capture it in such a small area.
Every day that passes, Bahrain grows on me. I enjoy hearing the daily prayer, and like a rooster that crows in the ...
A "Free" Stopover in Where?
... free dinner, free breakfast and free shuttles to and from the airport, and free visas (US$15 each). Oh well, our $75 hotel was guaranteed so that was down the drain but at least we saved about $100 on misc. stuff like food and visas.
What can we say about Bahrain...it seemed like an empty city. There was literally nobody on the streets and it was very pleasant outside, like 75 degrees and sunny. There are tons of high rise condos and office buildings but ...
Exploring Bahrain
... in the middle of the causeway. It did state that you would need a car or a taxi to get there, but we decided to check out the bus situation. We read the various bus signs at the station and compared the village names to those shown on our map, trying to find one near the causeway. A few locals at the station approached us and offered help. Once we started talking with one person, many more joined in to help us. In the end it was agreed we should take a bus ...
Manama, Bahrain - A Bit Borhain!
... who brought radical changes to Bahrain (such as allowing women to vote and allowing parliamentary elections) making his country one of the most liberal in the Middle East.
Angela and I were soon at our hotel, the Best Western Juffair, on a sunny afternoon in December. We headed outside wondering what the country would have to offer. After living in Qatar for four months we'd met plenty of people who'd already been to Bahrain. “There's nothing there!” some people ...



