GOÛT DE FRANCE - GOOD FRANCE in Qatar 2017

GOÛT DE FRANCE/GOOD FRANCE
March 22nd, 2017
Book your experience at the +974 4422 4488 or email idam@qm.org.qahttps://t.co/V1UvfBRceR pic.twitter.com/d4weS0AivJ

— MuseumofIslamicArt (@MIAQatar) March 9, 2017

 This is an international event to celebrate the  French cuisine . Qatar will take part in it . IDAM  restaurant will offer French dinner on the 22 MARCH .The following restaurants will offer French dinner on 21 March .

• La Mer Bistro (The Ritz-Carlton, Doha)
• Coral All-Day Dining (InterContinental Doha)
• Liquidity (Crowne Plaza Doha – The Business Park)
• Prime (InterContinental Doha The City)
• La Villa (Mercure Grand Hotel)
• La Varenne, Trader Vic’s (Hilton Doha)
• Yum Yum (K108)
• Market by Jean-Georges (W Hotel)
• Al Dirwandi (Adagio)

Food Makes Me Feel Better no3 All-Over-Print Shirt

Food Makes Me Feel Better no3 All-Over-Print Shirt

by lumirala

Food Festival 2017 - 29th March – 8th April

Qatar International Food Festival,2017

Location: Hotel Park – In front of The Sheraton Hotel Doha

29th March – 8th April

What to expect :  unique dining options, celebrity chefs entertainment, competitions, and activities for the whole family

Everything you need to know about #QIFF2017's delicious offerings and signature activities:https://t.co/vAxVkZ1MlH pic.twitter.com/JUbirAO1cv

— QIFF (@qiff_) March 23, 2017

#QIFF2017 is being held at Hotel Park in front of @SheratonDoha. Ample paid parking is available.
For directions: https://t.co/EuabG1RrUN pic.twitter.com/1dVgulx8hB

— QIFF (@qiff_) March 24, 2017

Join us at @qiff_ and enjoy stellar short films on March 30th, 7 PM at Hotel Park – In front of The Sheraton Hotel Doha! Screening is free. pic.twitter.com/bThzIYQHHa

— Doha Film Institute (@DohaFilm) March 27, 2017

Learn more here  

Grocery Store Delivery App Doha, Qatar - Baqaala

Baqaala is  Doha grocery delivery service 
​
 fresh groceries from your favorite local stores to your door within 30 minutes


How  it works ?

1st - Download our app. It won’t take long.

1st - Download our app. It won’t take long.

1st - Download the app

2nd – Choose a store in your local area

3rd - Pick items and confirm the order

Payment : only cash on delivery for the moment

Areas they deliver now : WEST BAY, LUSAIL, PEARL QATAR, NAJMA, MUNTAZA, MANSOURA, HILAL,UMM GHUWAILINA, AL GHANIM

When Girls Do Better ...

RT if you agree. #WomensDay pic.twitter.com/6GEb2rcNle

— UNICEF (@UNICEF) March 8, 2017

 I  found this ad of UNICEF so much captivating !  Improving women's lives will improve all the society ! It is not just for them or against men  - it is for everyone !

Free fitness classes for International Women's Day

Black Pepper restaurant - review

  It is a fine dinning Indian restaurant located at Bin Mahmoud road . It has very strange location  as  this street is rather famous for the cheap eateries   than  for the  haute cuisine .

 We tried the  take away service .  It was easy to order   - the person who took the  order was very happy to serve us , was courteous  and his English was easy to understand . If you order food often in Doha  - like me -  then you must know this is not always the case here!

 We like the Zaoq restaurant - North Indian style dishes . But it is far   - so we were happy to explore this place . We ordered a Rogan Josh - it was explained on the  menu what to expect : " Classic boneless cubes of lamb in brown onion curry "   We were very much pleased with it . It was 55 rials and  a naan was 7 .

  Reading the reviews I see that everyone is happy with this place   and they mention  the friendly staff , the nice atmosphere , the real Mughal taste .

Rains (thundery at times) expected to continue until Monday morning

إستمرار توقعات الأمطار الرعدية أحيانا حتى صباح الإثنين بإذن الله. #قطر
Rains (thundery at times) expected to continue until Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/Zgv0rGX9lN

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) March 4, 2017

CHI -Shaqab -visiting with a kid - my experience

This was not the first time we visited this international horse riding competition with children . We had nice memories about the entertainment for kids and the modern facility .

This time we were truly disappointed by the Kids Zone activities . As we entered we had to pay QAR50 - and we were told that it includes everything . There were two stages for kids entertainment - we came on Friday afternoon and stayed until the evening but we saw no one performance there . Only kids were jumping around .

It seemed that we had to pay for many things : keeping the falcon for 10 seconds for a photo was 5 rials , Qatari food 5 -10 rials , pony riding - oh no at that place my kid gave up seeing the long line - bouncy castles - yes  it will be real fun  and it would have been free if it  hadn't deflated just as we arrived - the air was leaking and it went totally down -luckily no one was hurt but I heard at that time " Mom let's go home - there is nothing fun to do here " it seemed that it was not our lucky day there .

I managed to persuade him to go to the main building and check out the competition /the buffet and the modern facility .Oh Gosh ! We were not allowed to enter because "it was full" . We were forced to sit at the other side of the arena . The competition was nice and we were and even able to see the practicing riders from really close . But we missed all the modern facility !

Going home by taxi was very difficult . Such a big international event and there was no any kind of public transport arranged ! Not even a small taxi station or a waiting area in the parking !I tried to book taxi from there but the operator did not understand where we were .After one hour we found finally a free taxi . Our feet were aching .

I do not think I will visit this place in the near future again with kids . That is sad because it used to be my children's favorite in Qatar . Perhaps smaller kids enjoyed it more  - I saw little children with beautifully painted face and henna . and riding  the pony happily .But they did not have much thing for a preteen .  And I think this is a serious problem in Qatar  when living with kids here -  preteens and teens just do not have many "fun things to do "  .

MASTER CLASSES of haute cuisine at IDAM

when :March 10th and 17th at 2-5PM

where : IDAM , Museum of Islamic Art

price : QAR 500

what to expect : three hour Master Class, a booklet, apron, recipe information – and an exclusive tasting of the dishes prepared  by Executive Chef Damien Leroux and his team

 Call : 974 4422 4488 or email IDAM@qm.org.qa

Numbers in Qatar - 150 babies

 more than 150 high-risk babies transported to Women Hospital by Qatar Neonatal program
last year

Last year, Qatar #NeonatalTransport Program safely transported 150+ high risk newborns to the Women’s Hospital #NICU. Thank you @HMC_Qatar! pic.twitter.com/nFvJlbySlx

— Intl Biomedical (@IntBiomedical) February 27, 2017

Numbers in Qatar - 2 6730 22

 This is not a phone number  - do not dial it ! :)


  This is the number of people who lives in Qatar in February 2017

Males

 2018190

two million, eighteen thousand, one hundred and ninety 

Females 

 654832

six hundred and fifty-four thousand, eight hundred and thirty-two 

 read more interesting facts about Qatar

scattered rain over the country

تجدد فُرص هطول أمطار الخير على البلاد من يوم الخميس القادم بإذن الله
Chances of scattered rain over the country return on Thursday#قطر pic.twitter.com/H0y3kzsurL

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) February 28, 2017

 This might be a wet weekend  again .

Arabian horses -collection by Alma Wad

Arabian Elegance: A Tribute to the Iconic BreedDiscover the timeless beauty of Arabian horses in this unique collection. Featuring vintage horse illustrations, each item celebrates the grace and heritage of the world-renowned Arabian breed. From stunning home decor pieces to elegant paper products, this collection brings the charm of these majestic horses into your everyday life. Perfect for equestrian enthusiasts and lovers of classic art alike.

Arabian horses - vintage horse illustrations
by alma's design

CHI ALSHAQAB - 2-4March - international equestrian event

#CHIALSHAQAB (2-4Mar)kicks off tomorrow…Buy your ticket now to join us at this leading international equestrian event pic.twitter.com/lHsqHkyosz

CHI ALSHAQAB - 2-4March - international equestrian event

CHI ALSHAQAB 2017, Doha, going out with kids, horse riding, international equestrian event, Qatar,
— Al Shaqab (@AlShaqab) March 1, 2017

  when ; March  2 ,3 ,4



  where  : see how to get there



  what to expect ;  horse riding competitions  with international riders , family friendly atmosphere ,  food court , kids zone with pony riding , toddler's zone - day care center , cultural tent with henna , local food , falcons , 



 tickets  :  QR 35 for adults / QR 15 for kids


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"Task :Ride a horse this weekend✔️"
Bring your kids and enjoy your weekend with us at #CHIALSHAQAB pic.twitter.com/xrnpXbztlb

— Al Shaqab (@AlShaqab) March 3, 2017

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Divines film success - Cesars 2017

Congratulations to @DohaFilm on the success of their granted film #Divines at the #Cesars2017 #Frenchcinema pic.twitter.com/xO85MLJxu2

— France au Qatar (@FranceauQatar) February 26, 2017

I found a good pizza place - Castello

 Hadn't  got  some vouchers to this small restaurant I would  have never found out that there is wonderful pizza available in Al- Jazeera street  right next to  the Centro hotel . Simply it looks from outside like  one of those cheap small places  that target  Asian workers of Doha  .

 I can not tell you a lot about the place itself but the food - as we had take-away lunch . Their pizzas were really wonderful  - I can highly recommend   them . Light  and savory . Once I heard that the best pizzas in Italy are made by Egyptians . I think this is a fine example of that just it is located right here in Doha  .
 We tried some chicken in mushroom sauce and  it was excellent too .

Parking can be a bit difficult .
Read more about them .

THE SALESMAN - the best foreign film Oscar

Historic moment: our co-financed film THE SALESMAN wins the Foreign Film #Oscar, 1st time in 48 years for a film with an Arab co-financing! pic.twitter.com/gypD6QqEVR

— Doha Film Institute (@DohaFilm) February 27, 2017

Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2017

Doha Jewellery & Watches Exhibition 2017.#djwe2017 #marquise #diamond #ruby #bracelet #jewelry @alibinali6 @AdelAliBinAli pic.twitter.com/N0nbn2QeFg

— Qatar Tribune (@Qatar_Tribune) February 20, 2017

The Travel Clinic at Hamad Hospital

This is a new service of the government's hospital The Hamad Medical Corporation’s . It is very much needed as nearly everyone is travelling in Qatar .
you might need it mainly in two cases

1 . you are travelling somewhere and you need to protect yourself from communicable diseases /you need advice about how to prevent those diseases

2 . you just came back from abroad and you suspect that you got infection

treatment and counseling is free and most of the vaccines as well ( Meningococcal vaccine, rabies vaccine, typhoid

vaccine, MMR vaccine, haemophilus influenza

type B, diphtheria, tetanus, acellular

pertussis (TdaP) vaccine, tetanus vaccine,

yellow fever vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine,

hepatitis B vaccine, pneumococcal

vaccine,seasonal flu vaccine and polio vaccine)

Just call them for an appointment: 40254003 from 7am to 7pm

أخبار | "حمد الطبية" تفتتح عيادة السفر

للمزيد: https://t.co/VH7Ep8Uwnp #حكومي #قطر @HMC_Qatar pic.twitter.com/4ixd46ROmh

— حكومي - قطر (@HukoomiQatar) February 22, 2017