An early arrival for a stopover in Doha. 25 hours between connecting flights meant we had to collect and recheck-in luggage, A simple task except that Doha’s ‘policy’ meant that 6 hours was theRead more
An early arrival for a stopover in Doha. 25 hours between connecting flights meant we had to collect and recheck-in luggage, A simple task except that Doha’s ‘policy’ meant that 6 hours was theRead more
Nach einer sehr langen Einreise bei der Passkontrolle ging es endlich zum Hotel und gleich weiter auf den Marktplatz um die Ecke. Nach dem leckeren arabischen Abendessen schlenderten wir durch dieRead more
Wore. Ourselves. Out. Al corniche. Islamic art museum. Katara Cultural Village for lunch. Lots of walking. Graham was terrific working out trains and trams. Found the only two underground bars whereRead more
Ach du scheiße wo sind wir denn hier gelandet! Wir mussten leider näher an Deutschland fliegen, um zu unserem nächsten Ziel zu kommen (Kathmandu ist dann doch nicht so gut ausgestattet mit Flügen)Read more
Falcons are a big part of the Qatari culture. This country used to be poor prior to finding natural gas and oil in the 1930s. At that point, there were two classes of people, and one was the betterRead more
We visited a mosque and were able to enter the prayer room during one of the calls to prayer. Of course, the women had to be appropriately dressed and we received a little help. The guide alsoRead more
We went to a fantastic Syrian restaurant tonight and use of a hookah pipe is common. You can literally order one and smoke it while you eat dinner in the restaurant. Fortunately, it is tobacco minusRead more
Dinner in the souk was fantastic, but I forgot to take pictures of the food. We had hummus and homemade pita, baba ghanouj, eggplant roasted with peppers, roasted lamb, chicken Shawarma, tabouli,Read more
Nun waren wir auch einmal hier, auf dem Hamad International Flughafen in Katar.
Ein riesiger Flughafen mit einem abgefahrenen grünen Areal. So etwas habe ich persönlich noch nie zuvor gesehen.
DieRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Ar Rumaylah, الرميلة
Traveler @hannes, neues Auto?
Voll sad, dass ihr getrennt fliegen musstet. 😰 gut, dass ihr euch dann zufällig beim Shoppen im Louis Vuitton Flagship store wieder gefunden habt. #uff [Bachi]