Rainy day in Doha

We are back!

Well it's been a long time since we last posted anything but we have been very busy. I used to have quite a lot of spare time when I was on my own, but now that Sharon and Jake are here we have been going out and doing things nearly every day. And still no internet at home!! :-(
Anyway, Sharon and Jake arrived to Qatar about two weeks ago. The flight was fine and the biggest shock was the high temperatures and humidity that welcomed them. (they should have come a month early if they wanted to experience the "true" high Qatari temperatures!!).
As I said, we have been quite busy. Done a few things, from shopping in the malls, dinning out, going to the beach, sailing, playing golf, playing football (jake and I have been selected for one of the teams in the Qatari expat league), windsurfing, going on a quad bike in the dunes, desert trip, smoking sisha, eating Iraqui food, going on a traditional boat, watching football, sunbathing (that's Sharon) etc etc etc
So, I'll stop talking and I'll put up some pictures. Enjoy!!
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Lisa and April Keen at the Golf party.


Alfons pissed?

The award ceremony at Mesaieed Golf club.

Sharon at the Golf club.

Ahmad, Bobby Keen and Alfons at the Golf club.

At the desert quad biking!.

Jake and Ahmad on a quad bike.

Sharon didn't dare....

Speedy Gonzalez.

Camel at the Sea Line beach resort.

On a Dhow trip. Doha's West Bay.

Dhow trip.

City Centre shopping mall.

Jake diving at the Golf Club.

More sand dunes.

Doha's West Bay.

Jake and Sharon on the boat.

Sunset in West Bay.

More sunset.

Alfons sailing at the Beach club.


More sailing.

Ahmad's dancing lessons.

Our new car.

Chevrolet Tahoe. 5.8 litres. The beast.

Sharon and Jake finally in Qatar.

At the beach club.

Souq Wakif. Ahmad and Sharon.

Eid entertainment.

Jake, after a fight with Alfons. :-)

Souq Al Waqif (Old Souq)

On Thursday I met Ahmad (works with me, he is a british lebanese from london) and we went to the Old Souq. There we met the other Ahmad (british egyptian who works for Shell) and Abdullah (british egyptian who works for Al Jazeera tv) and after wandering around the beautiful narrow streets of the Souq we had some dinner at an Iraqui restaurant. The food was delicious, the service excellent and the price superb! After that we went to a sisha bar and we spent a couple of hours smoking sisha and talking about Islam. It was quite interesting being able to ask controversial questions about Islam and getting in-depth answers from young trendy british muslims who try to combine the amenities of modern life with their religion.
The night finished at a reasonable time...3:30 in the morning!!
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