Doha Layover

Today we started our trip to London. Qatar Airlines does this thing where, if you have a layover greater than a certain length, you can book into particular hotels/resorts in Doha for VERY reasonable prices. Vela planned for us to have an 18 hour layover so we could get to see a little bit of Doha, and it is also a great way to break up a lengthy section of travel.

But first we separated from mum and dad at Singapore airport, mum and dad flying to Sydney before heading back to NZ. With our flight being a little later, we went to check out the indoor jungle at the airport. No issues boarding our flight, and we were lucky that the plane was quite empty and we could shuffle ourselves around to have a row of 3 seats each.

We arrived to a beautiful cloud-free day in Doha. The temperature outside was steaming hot and very humid, so we made use of the pool at our hotel and waited for the sun to go down before heading off for a bit of exploration.

We headed into Doha to the Souq Waqif (a market area). We found a few delicious morsels for dinner, including bbq fish and prawns as well as a delicious beef kebab/wrap. The architecture in the market area was very interesting and different to what we've been seeing, and reminded us a bit of Star Wars - in particular Tatooine.

We got to see a very pretty little sunset before we went for a walk to the waterfront and had a great view of the Doha skyline. Onwards to London tomorrow after a good night's rest!En savoir plus