Doha (cont’d)

After a lovely morning on the Hilton’s private beach we took a city tour with a guide named Saloo who took us for a tour around some of the more interesting sights of Doha.

First we visited a recently built housing and shopping precinct (called the Pearl) that had external air conditioning installed. It was my first experience with this and it is amazing what a difference it makes to the temperature of the area. Unsure of the environmental cost however 😳
The whole area was spotless and so impressive. The crystal walk was cool too.

Our next experience was to the blue mosque to understand more about the religion of Islam and some of its teachings.Jen had to wear a burqa and a lady spoke to us about what it was like to be a Muslim and gave Jen an English version of the Quran as she was leaving.
From there we travelled to a remarkable building styled by a French architect and based on a plant called a desert rose which housed their cultural museum..
Hopefully the photos will give you more of an idea as to how impressive the building is…
The next stop was Souq Waqif a local market that was so interesting.Read more