DAY SIX: 26 March, Bahrain
Woke up at 10AM.
Went out to Al-Anwar for cheap souveniers. (It's like our local Q Bargain, or a multi-cultural Dollar Store.)
Cool wooden trays and carved peices from India.
Loads of Hookah supplies.
Tons of crap.
Bought cute Easter pails for the kids.
Got Sophie and girl cousins the "Fulla" doll. She the Middle-Eastern equivalent of Barbie. Dressed in the full Abaiyah.
Strolled through Geant - the French version of Super Wal-mart...but MUCH cooler!
Bought my kids European candy.
J. got this picture right outside of Geant. It says so much of the clash of what we saw and felt the whole time we were there. Tides are changing. The West is influencing. Wanting to "change with the times" and yet "hold on to tradition". But somebody's buying the stuff...So who know's what's under the covering???
Picked up my niece and nephews from school.
Home for Dinner (?) at 3:30PM. (I am so screwed up from when people eat in this country...every day is a different time, and the "big meal" is in the -not quite- middle of the day.)
Out with Sami to CHAOSS to watch gymnastics.
Again soaking in the ex-pat culture and loving that S.A. accent!
Sami is an amazing gymnast. Totally top of the class and I'm not just saying that 'cause I'm a cool Aunt!
Home again. Skyped our kids.
Spent time with the nephews making fun of their insturctor, James, accent and all.
Dressed up a bit - out for "Girl's Night". Picked up "Ip-ta-hodge" (NO idea how to spell that!) and "Ferrah-zanna" and went to Le Chocolat. A-mazing! Good Italian pizza. Gelato. And beautiful desserts!
The whole night was hilarious and weird all at the same time.
And sadly, being that I don't really keep up with American day-time television I had no input on what was currently going on on Oprah. Apparently, Oprah and Dr. Phil are big globally. Go figure. All in all it was a great light hearted and fun night!
Went out to Al-Anwar for cheap souveniers. (It's like our local Q Bargain, or a multi-cultural Dollar Store.)
Cool wooden trays and carved peices from India.
Loads of Hookah supplies.
Tons of crap.
Bought cute Easter pails for the kids.
Got Sophie and girl cousins the "Fulla" doll. She the Middle-Eastern equivalent of Barbie. Dressed in the full Abaiyah.
Strolled through Geant - the French version of Super Wal-mart...but MUCH cooler!
Bought my kids European candy.
J. got this picture right outside of Geant. It says so much of the clash of what we saw and felt the whole time we were there. Tides are changing. The West is influencing. Wanting to "change with the times" and yet "hold on to tradition". But somebody's buying the stuff...So who know's what's under the covering???
Picked up my niece and nephews from school.
Home for Dinner (?) at 3:30PM. (I am so screwed up from when people eat in this country...every day is a different time, and the "big meal" is in the -not quite- middle of the day.)
Out with Sami to CHAOSS to watch gymnastics.
Again soaking in the ex-pat culture and loving that S.A. accent!
Sami is an amazing gymnast. Totally top of the class and I'm not just saying that 'cause I'm a cool Aunt!
Home again. Skyped our kids.
Spent time with the nephews making fun of their insturctor, James, accent and all.
Dressed up a bit - out for "Girl's Night". Picked up "Ip-ta-hodge" (NO idea how to spell that!) and "Ferrah-zanna" and went to Le Chocolat. A-mazing! Good Italian pizza. Gelato. And beautiful desserts!
The whole night was hilarious and weird all at the same time.
One Bahraini dressed in full conservative Abaiyah. One Bahraini dressed conservatively, but modern. One American speaking Arabic, and me.
And sadly, being that I don't really keep up with American day-time television I had no input on what was currently going on on Oprah. Apparently, Oprah and Dr. Phil are big globally. Go figure. All in all it was a great light hearted and fun night!
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