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doha daily 1/16/06
Ok, so it's been a few more days and we are getting more acclimated - We have rented a car for the month, and today was my first driving experience. Although the city is not large and is approx 30 minutes from end to end
, there are tons of roundabouts and no one really cares which lane they are in, NOR do the majority utilize the turn signals - I must stick out like a sore thumb for that. Tristan is in his carseat, thank goodness and our first destination was the US embassy to register. It turns out you can do everything online, so after seeing the teeny-tiny waiting room filled with US citizens trying to get passports renewed, etc...we turned around and went to the Mall to get some more familiar food products for Tristan as he is being quite picky in the food department. Cheerio products are VERY expensive here actually; a box of regular cheerios cost close to $8. All other food products seem to be less expensive - bottled water is dirt cheap. There are 3 malls that we've been to so far and each one has a playland for kids - bumper cars, small rides, like a carousel or airplanes, video games, skeeball, etc... Thierry's day off was Saturday, which is strange, because in the States, it was Sunday. The weekends here are actually Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday is like Monday, so today (Monday) is like your Tuesday - talk about taking some getting used too : ) Tristan and I took him to the Mall of course to show him around - only families were allowed in, due to it being the last day of the Eid Festival - there were several Men hanging out outside because they were not allowed to enter - very family oriented here. We visited the Harley-Davidson Dealership where there were FOUR motorcycles on display. I doubt I'll be pursuing a Sales position there anytime soon. For the most part, the buildings' signs are in Arabic, but occassionally you pass a "Gold's Gym," "McDonald's," LOTS of Dairy Queen's and Chili's Restaurants. We also visited a town next door called "Al Wakra," where there is a great beach - there was a kite surfer (very popular here) and a few surfboarders out - we passed a very old Mosque (there is a picture) and a cricket match in progress. I've attached a photo of the dhow boats used here for fishing, the mosque and some homes found in Al Wakra.
Ok, so it's been a few more days and we are getting more acclimated - We have rented a car for the month, and today was my first driving experience. Although the city is not large and is approx 30 minutes from end to end
, there are tons of roundabouts and no one really cares which lane they are in, NOR do the majority utilize the turn signals - I must stick out like a sore thumb for that. Tristan is in his carseat, thank goodness and our first destination was the US embassy to register. It turns out you can do everything online, so after seeing the teeny-tiny waiting room filled with US citizens trying to get passports renewed, etc...we turned around and went to the Mall to get some more familiar food products for Tristan as he is being quite picky in the food department. Cheerio products are VERY expensive here actually; a box of regular cheerios cost close to $8. All other food products seem to be less expensive - bottled water is dirt cheap. There are 3 malls that we've been to so far and each one has a playland for kids - bumper cars, small rides, like a carousel or airplanes, video games, skeeball, etc... Thierry's day off was Saturday, which is strange, because in the States, it was Sunday. The weekends here are actually Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday is like Monday, so today (Monday) is like your Tuesday - talk about taking some getting used too : ) Tristan and I took him to the Mall of course to show him around - only families were allowed in, due to it being the last day of the Eid Festival - there were several Men hanging out outside because they were not allowed to enter - very family oriented here. We visited the Harley-Davidson Dealership where there were FOUR motorcycles on display. I doubt I'll be pursuing a Sales position there anytime soon. For the most part, the buildings' signs are in Arabic, but occassionally you pass a "Gold's Gym," "McDonald's," LOTS of Dairy Queen's and Chili's Restaurants. We also visited a town next door called "Al Wakra," where there is a great beach - there was a kite surfer (very popular here) and a few surfboarders out - we passed a very old Mosque (there is a picture) and a cricket match in progress. I've attached a photo of the dhow boats used here for fishing, the mosque and some homes found in Al Wakra. 
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