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Showing posts with label Ramadan 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ramadan 2015. Show all posts
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Garangao 2015 - Shaqab
Garangao celebration is early at the Shaqab this year . It is on the 29th of June from 8pm to midnight . Be prepared for pony riding , traditional songs and games , sweets and more . Last year there were free local dishes offered and free photos taken . But you must know that early arrival is essential . Otherwise the celebration will turn into an endless queueing for sweets and rides !
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Iftar Dinner at the Mercury Hotel - review
La Brasserie - was the name of the restaurant where we went some days ago . How very strange name for taking a dinner at the end of a fasting day - I thought . Luckily ,most people here do not understand French - then it did not disturb them .
We arrived just on time for the iftar . The receptionist looked on us and without any question he told us where to go . How did he know that we were heading to have dinner ? Did we look so tired and hungry ?
We were seated promptly - fruit juices and water on the table to break the fast . I am great fan of starters and salads . I was very disappointed when I tasted the lentil soup - the adas was cold and the harissa was nearly cold . The salad bar looked mediocre when I noticed the stuffed tomatoes . I have not had this delicacy for so long time ! Not in Qatar ! It was wonderful - the spices and the texture and the presentation in tiny bowls ! The whole thing !
The samosa counter ran out of samosas quickly . My smallest child was yelling " Samosas - I want samosas " - It would have been very embarrassing if he had been the only one - but luckily the restaurant was full of whining kids . So my one was just one of them ! It took the staff around ten minutes to refill the samosa trays . It is not easy to feed so many hungry customers !
There were 5 -6 main courses . I went for beef picatta ! It was cold too - luckily it was tasty even this way - actually I like cold meals - I just expect the soup to be hot or warm at least ! So I went for the beef again as it tasted so good !
There was some fish stew and rosemary lamb on the buffet tables . Vegetarian dish and tandoori chicken as well . I tasted the chicken just out of curiosity . It was excellent - but by that time no more room in my stomach for main dishes .
The dessert table apart from the chocolate fountain was very modest -some tiny cups with mousse or Middle Eastern sweet treats like Ummali or Mohlobiya .I liked their mohlobiya served in tiny cups but it shocked me that they were not able to provide me a dessert spoon . I had to eat from the tiny cup with a regular table spoon !
I know that we came with coupons but somehow organizing this dinner was not so much well done !
Little things do count ! Hot soups ,dessert spoon or providing tea at the end of the meal would not have cost much money - just some effort !
Their waiters and waitresses were nice and helpful - the cook made wonderful dishes but the whole thing missed a conductor -a manager who would have organized the whole event to be flawless !
We had some coffee khalejee style at the end -as there was no tea available and took a family photo at the decorative Ramadan table in the lounge .All in all it was not a bad dinner - I think this will be the thing that we will remember - if we look at the photo after some years !
We arrived just on time for the iftar . The receptionist looked on us and without any question he told us where to go . How did he know that we were heading to have dinner ? Did we look so tired and hungry ?
We were seated promptly - fruit juices and water on the table to break the fast . I am great fan of starters and salads . I was very disappointed when I tasted the lentil soup - the adas was cold and the harissa was nearly cold . The salad bar looked mediocre when I noticed the stuffed tomatoes . I have not had this delicacy for so long time ! Not in Qatar ! It was wonderful - the spices and the texture and the presentation in tiny bowls ! The whole thing !
The samosa counter ran out of samosas quickly . My smallest child was yelling " Samosas - I want samosas " - It would have been very embarrassing if he had been the only one - but luckily the restaurant was full of whining kids . So my one was just one of them ! It took the staff around ten minutes to refill the samosa trays . It is not easy to feed so many hungry customers !
There were 5 -6 main courses . I went for beef picatta ! It was cold too - luckily it was tasty even this way - actually I like cold meals - I just expect the soup to be hot or warm at least ! So I went for the beef again as it tasted so good !
There was some fish stew and rosemary lamb on the buffet tables . Vegetarian dish and tandoori chicken as well . I tasted the chicken just out of curiosity . It was excellent - but by that time no more room in my stomach for main dishes .
The dessert table apart from the chocolate fountain was very modest -some tiny cups with mousse or Middle Eastern sweet treats like Ummali or Mohlobiya .I liked their mohlobiya served in tiny cups but it shocked me that they were not able to provide me a dessert spoon . I had to eat from the tiny cup with a regular table spoon !
I know that we came with coupons but somehow organizing this dinner was not so much well done !
Little things do count ! Hot soups ,dessert spoon or providing tea at the end of the meal would not have cost much money - just some effort !
Their waiters and waitresses were nice and helpful - the cook made wonderful dishes but the whole thing missed a conductor -a manager who would have organized the whole event to be flawless !
We had some coffee khalejee style at the end -as there was no tea available and took a family photo at the decorative Ramadan table in the lounge .All in all it was not a bad dinner - I think this will be the thing that we will remember - if we look at the photo after some years !
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
School hours change from tomorrow
Schools will start at 9 am from tomorrow to 2 pm as the fasting month will start . Only a day and a week left from the school year .
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The first Fasting day of Ramadan 2015 is Thursday
يوم الخميس 18/6/2015 هو أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك 1436هـ / 2015 م
تقبل الله صيامكم وطاعاتكم
— وزارةالأوقاف القطرية (@AwqafM) June 16, 2015
The Ministry of Islamic Affair announced that the first fasting day of the Holy month of Ramadan
will be on Thursday - as the new moon could not be seen tonight .
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