If only Miss Molly Rose were here to help me eat huge tasty meals like this...if only.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Day 10 - Oct 30
JEWELRY ARABIA
Jewelry Arabia is the largest, most prestigious jewelry exhibition in the entire Middle East. The finest jewelry makers from all over the world come every year to exhibit and sell their work at this multi-day event. I felt out of place there as I was surrounded by people with lots of money buying very expensive jewelry. But I think people must have assumed I had money. Luckily, that made it a little easier for me to eat the many expensive, very fancy, complimentary chocolates. Like eating the samples at Costco but never buying anything.
Natural pearls.
A golden dhow,
Jewelry Arabia is the largest, most prestigious jewelry exhibition in the entire Middle East. The finest jewelry makers from all over the world come every year to exhibit and sell their work at this multi-day event. I felt out of place there as I was surrounded by people with lots of money buying very expensive jewelry. But I think people must have assumed I had money. Luckily, that made it a little easier for me to eat the many expensive, very fancy, complimentary chocolates. Like eating the samples at Costco but never buying anything.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Day 7 - Oct 27
Great Middle Eastern sky. In hazy humid dusty sky, objects appear further than they are. Like these buildings below for instance, they are not that far away. And the sunset, around 4:30 pm everyday, is something quite different. The sky is this stereotypical Middle Eastern dessert sky you might imagine.
Bahraini stray cats are pretty!
DAY 6 - Oct 26
I went to Qal'at al-Bahrain. It is an important archeological site with remains found dating back to 2,500 BC. Anciently it was the harbor and capital of Dilmun. It has layers upon layers of different civilizations built upon it until finally, in the 16th century A.D. the Portuguese occupied it and built upon and added the fort already on top of thousands of years of other structures. The Portuguese arrived after their explorer, Lodovico Barthema, visited the pearl fisheries in the gulf. They removed a century later by the Persians. Qal'at al-Bahrain was designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
That spot on the right in the sky is showing up on all my photos. It's not the lens. It shows up no matter which lens. It must be on the sensor which I don't dare touch.
The thick humid air makes it look like there's water between here and there.
Quizno's in the ancient Middle East. Also known as, مسابقة اللاءات
Friday, November 12, 2010
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