Ritz Carlton Bahrain

... out, in a taxi driven by a man with fleecing on his mind. It was our own fault really because we'd got the bellboy at the Ritz-Carlton to ring a taxi for us. For this reason the taxi driver had put us on Tariff 2, the most expensive rate. Ten minutes and ...

... a beach and a big pool too!  Can't we go there?"  Well, of course it was nice honey, it was the Ritz Carlton! Despite not quite finding a weekend idyll, the kids made the most of being on the beach: searching for elusive crabs, ...

... up staying til almost 8pm, and then had to rush home to change and freshen up for our Ramadam dinner in the tent at the Ritz Carlton.  Very nice!  What a funny experience.  During Ramadam, they set up these tents for people to feast ...

... me.  Even the dirty run down place in Amman provided me with a five star level of personal service that even the Ritz Carlton couldn't match.  The owner there would entertain all the backpackers and added into that motley mix me in his office ...