In the last few weeks, my time has been consumed with the
crunch of Report season at work. However, recently, my roommate and I had a the
pleasure of a last-minute trip to Bahrain for some much needed visa processing.
Bahrain is a rather small Gulf Coast nation about an hour-long flight from
Kuwait. I was surprised upon arrival at the temperature in Bahrain. While the
weather in Kuwait has cooled down to a “chilly” 20ºC average daytime highs,
Bahrain was a noticeable few degrees warmer.
The other big difference between Kuwait and Bahrain is the fact
that you can legally buy alcohol in Bahrain. After 3 months without a pint,
Serena and I made a special trip to
JJ's Irish Pub for some quality refreshments and a surprise
edition of Bahrain Idol karaoke.
Although my excursion was stretched out to a full work week
away, it wasn’t quite a proper holiday as I was writing Reports while I was
there. Therefore, it just made me even more excited for my upcoming trip to Sri
Lanka for Christmas and New Year!
For now, I’ll leave you with some parting shots from Bahrain.
Enjoy!
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| No matter how many warm and sunny Christmases I have, it still strikes me as odd to see snowmen and palm trees in the same place |
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| My first delicious beer after 3 months in Kuwait! Excitement abounds! |
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| View of the city from my hotel window |
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| I encountered a curious little caged bird on this balcony, who quite accurately mimicked random car noises from the busy street below |
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| The new Bahraini "Coolio", a little Gangsta's Paradise anyone? |
2 comments:
nice blog, thanks for sharing these pics;) i was just thinking about visiting Bahrain -I'm working in Q8-, but somehow i'm hesitating ...
I'd definitely recommend Bahrain. It's a great break and not too far to go from Kuwait!
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