7th Coffee Tea & Chocolate Festival - Qatar 2024

 

Event Dates: April 11 to April 20 

Location: Old Doha Port, Mina District 

Features: 40 kiosks dedicated to coffee, tea, and chocolate 

Kids' carnival area 

Daily entertainment on stage 

Ideal for: Families, kids, and individuals

 Operating Hours: 4:00 pm to 12:00 am

 Transportation: Take the Metro Gold line Exit at the National Museum Board Bus feeder number M315 to reach the Old Doha Port

The beloved annual festival brings together chocolate, tea, and coffee enthusiasts from all over the country, offering a delightful array of brews, blends, and mixes. The coffee scene in the Middle East is booming, especially in Qatar where cafes, roasteries, and specialty shops are popping up left and right. In the last ten years, people have been drinking more coffee than ever before, spending around QR200 per person each year. This increase in consumption is fueled by a growing fascination with unique coffee blends and brewing methods.

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Doha Metro & Lusail Tram Ramadan service hours

 

During the holy month of Ramadan, Doha Metro & Lusail Tram service hours will be updated for our passengers' convenience. We wish you and your loved ones an enjoyable and safe travel experience with our network.
#Ramadan #LusailTram #DohaMetro #مترو_الدوحة #ترام_لوسيل #رمضان pic.twitter.com/9KIQFxs4R0

— Doha Metro & Lusail Tram (@metrotram_qa) March 20, 2023

Gold and Family Class will be unavailable until December 22, 2022 - Doha Metro

 

From 11 November to 22 December 2022, all carriages will be Standard Class in order to increase train capacity during the FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ period. Gold & Family will be suspended for this period.#DohaMetro #LusailTram #MovingTheWorld pic.twitter.com/mWcmwZpfxd

— Doha Metro & Lusail Tram (@metrotram_qa) November 6, 2022

 All metro carriages will be converted to Standard Class in order to accommodate a larger number of passengers on trains during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar .

Newly Suspended Services in Qatar - MARCH 15 2020

●All incoming flights to Doha will be stopped starting from Wednesday, March 18, for a period of 14 days .

 ●All public transportation will be stopped, including metro and Karwa buses, from tonight at 10 pm .

 source  : https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/15/03/2020/Qatar-to-stop-all-incoming-flights-shuts-public-transport-QR75bn-incentives-for-private-sector

● Cafes and restaurants can not seat customers -  they are allowed only to be open for delivery or take-away  

Until further notice, it is prohibited to process orders in restaurants and cafes anywhere in the country.The presence and seating of customers and the organizing of gatherings in the designated halls are also prohibited, with the exception of delivery orders and takeaways.#Qatar pic.twitter.com/V81r1GbvAT

— وزارة التجارة والصناعة (@MOCIQatar) March 15, 2020

Doha Metro Changing the way we move

A new travel experience ahead using #DohaMetro pic.twitter.com/SmzF8XIopw

— Qatar Rail (@qrc_official) May 7, 2019

 Doha Metro red line  is now  in  "preview
service "  - it means that it works  only on weekdays .
 Out of 18 station already  13 works .The Red Line’s 13 stations include
Al Qassar, DECC, QIC West Bay, Corniche, Al Bidda, Msheireb, Al Doha Al
Jadeda, Umm Ghuwailina, Al Matar Al
Qadeem, Oqba Ibn Nafi e, Economic
Zone, Ras Bu Fontas, and Al Wakra.


Coming soon stations : Lusail,

Qatar University, Legtaifi ya, and Katara.

New route service: Route 757 - Mowasalat buses to the airport

تعديلات خدمات المسارات: المسار 737
المسار الجديد: المسار 757#اشعار_خدمات #مواصلات #حافلات_النقل_العام

Change in route service: Route 737
New route service: Route 757#ServiceAdvisory #Mowasalat #PublicBus pic.twitter.com/1xJuHFOIiM

— Mowasalat Qatar (@Mowasalat_QAT) January 10, 2019

The first tram of Qatar - experimental run

بـ #الفيديو
بدء التشغيل التجريبي للترام في مؤسسة #قطر#الوطن #الدوحة pic.twitter.com/jJnTTYtlHq

— الوطن (@al_watanQatar) July 22, 2016

Numbers in Qatar - 100 km

We at #QatarRail are very happy to announce the completion of 100km of tunneling across #DohaMetro, 11km more to go! pic.twitter.com/dobUsiJC37

— Qatar Rail (@qrc_official) May 26, 2016

100 km 

 Doha metro tunneling : 100 km completed ! 

New buses and taxis coming soon

Mowasalat  announced  that they ordered more buses and their new 150 buses are being  produced . When those buses arrive  then the public transport company will have 300 buses in their fleet .
They are planning to invite more people/company to join the private taxi franchise  - taxi drivers will have to pay only around 1000 rial rent  - 500 rial less than before . 

Free public transportation at the West Bay

14 luxurious buses at your service. Park your car around and enjoy free #WestBayBus service, every 15 minutes. #Qatar pic.twitter.com/GoK54kI1Ds
— Baladiya (@Baladiya1) September 20, 2014

I have been living in Qatar for a while and I remember well - those orange cabs . Those folks with big beard and national wear - never telling anything to you -but always taking you to the place where you want to go .. and never cheating you ...

Well nowadays taxi drivers have nice uniform and no beards but they do not know the city well .The other day I came across a driver from Burma who did not know where Villaggio mall was .

Even worse he did not turn when I told him to do so this way he made a tour of Doha with me which resulted in very high bill .

apparently karwa is not training the drivers before letting them work - but why I have to pay for that ? i find it very unfair .

but all these things are not new ... but what is really shocking for me is that last month I stumbled upon a lots of scammy drivers ...every three ..
their way was
1 not switching on the meter - then asking for a sum double than it should be
2 telling that they have no change ( they can not find 4 rials change )
3taking the money not giving back anything and telling that god will bless me ... I think last time a gypsy woman said me so in transylvania when buying forest fruits from her i studpily paid with a a bank note...

I do not think that Qatar should sink to this level .
Nowadays I prepare well with small change in advance against these "allah karim mam" scammers

I give tip with pleasure when I am satisfied .It is usually 15 % . But I get furious when they want to dictate ...
the other day the driver did not turn where I told him to do so ... then I told him three times to turn at the next street - then he yelled at me " no speaking " you speaking once' enough ... when I told him that I m the customer then he answered yes - you customer and you speak once ..he told me with such a male pride that I really felt like giving him a punch
someone really should inform these guys about acceptable manners in qatar

Qatari woman at the taxi station

It was at Villaggio Mall 's taxi station ... there were around three families waiting ... There was a queue . Then came up a Qatari(looking) woman -she stood right to the first place to get the first taxi coming ... The Indian supervisor sent her to the last place - taboor -he said ... the woman did not want to accept ... she could not understand how this Indian guy is sending her to the last place ... after all she is Qatari ...
But the supervisor was firm and sent her to wait ....
I could see through her veil how much she felt humiliated ... she had to wait like a foreigner ..she tried to call her family - but nobody had time .... then she just stood there staring bitterly into the dark parking space ... She must have been thinking about the golden age of Qatar when the Hindi guys served them first and would not dare to tell them taboor...Things have changed .....