my supermoon lunar eclipse experience in Qatar

So I woke up early to see the moon .At four o'clock Doha was lively -cars and trucks on the road . The moon was dark yellow but not orange - between the houses it was easy to spot it . First it looked like some clouds was covering the top . But later we could see the interlacing circles .The full moon went into crescent shape gradually - by 5 :20 it vanished but before when it was very thin it turned into orange .

That was it .
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By the way I learned 2 things - so many people are training at Aspire park at 5 am !
DQ does not serve breakfast nowadays only after 6 am !
I was very sleepy after the whole day as I could not sleep back .

The Pearl-Qatar - Eid programs 2015

The Pearl-Qatar is delighted to welcome you all this Eid!اللؤلؤة-قطر سعيدة باستقبالكم جميعاً للاحتفال سوياً بالعيد.. حياكم
Posted by The Pearl-Qatar on Monday, September 21, 2015

Shadow show & fireworks at Katara

Posted by Kids Doha on Monday, September 21, 2015

Cultural Village Foundation – Katara invites you to attend:
Eid Al Adha Celebrations
Shadow Performance show and fireworks during the four days of Eid

7:00 pm & 8:30 pm Eideyaa (Giveaways) for children
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm 1st show
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm 2nd show
9:00 pm – 9:30 pm 3rd show
9:30 pm Fireworks

Numbers in Qatar - $1.5bn aid for Syrian refugees

$1.5bn "Qatari aid to the Syrian people since 2011 has reached around $1.5bn. The aid included food, clothes, medicine and shelter among other things.|"

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IMAGES OF WOMEN IN 19TH CENTURY IRAN 8 April 2015 – 11 June 2016

#QAJARWOMENIMAGES OF WOMEN IN 19TH CENTURY IRAN8 April 2015 – 11 June 2016This exhibition features the centrality...
Posted by Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) on Saturday, September 19, 2015

numbers in qatar - 100 syrian refugee students in Paris sponsored by Qatar

syrian refugee students in Paris are  sponsored by the Emir of Qatar

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La Sorbonne offre l’asile aux étudiants réfugiés avec le soutien financier du Qatar http://t.co/VrVix1Rysa pic.twitter.com/nj09w1AWWp

— FRANCE 24 Français (@France24_fr) September 17, 2015

Numbers in Qatar - 7.3mn passengers

7.3mn passengers used Hamad International Airport during the first quarter of the year . A great number of tourists in transit comes and visits Doha sights like the Corniche , Katara ,Souq Waqif , The Pearl . Those transit passengers who must wait in Doha more than five hours can leave the airport and roam the city .
If you would like to do so then you have to go to the counter of Doha City Tour at the airport and book a seat . You will be taken by an air-conditioned modern bus for the tour .English speaking tour guide on board . It is free of charge and subject to availability no visa is required

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Buildings made of salt ?

#Cities Made of Salt May Hold The Key To #Sustainable #Urban Planning - @GreenBuildNews http://t.co/R7iGi4WCLh #Qatar pic.twitter.com/ossqEpwcMr

— Valeria Cantello (@ValeriaCantello) September 13, 2015

Victoria cafe high tea - review

It was a coupon and  the dream of a nice relaxed  afternoon tea that brought us to Victoria Cafe \s high tea meal .
  I expected a girly place - over decorated fine china cups and kettles ,luxurious way of relaxation . Fine sandwiches and cakes  ...
 So we booked  . The staff was very helpful and nice all the time  - even they warned us that smoking is allowed . We did not get the message .
 Yes - it was full of men . No other ladies  , no china cups , no richly decorated style .
 The  tea was served in modern glass kettle and fancy double sided plastic cups . The meal came on three plates placed above each other on a stand .
 I chose the Pu tea - it was wonderful . sandwiches , scones , and cakes were served .  It was very big meal  -  too much for one person . I had hoped that they would give us smaller size but gourmet ones .  Frankly - I think the sandwiches of any Opera cafe were better than the ones here  . 

 I could not  relaxe at all  - I felt it was a big mistake   to go there  . Even more men arrived and the  proportion of genders was worse and worse  . Even the furnitures looked rather Empire style and not Victorian  .But I am not an expert . As we were leaving I saw some ladies  having their high teas rather in the lobby of the hotel .They had khaleeji look and did not wish to enter at all seeing  that it was packed with men .

Feel like #royalty with the #Victorian and #Edwardian inspired ambiance and #design throughout our property! #grandheritagedh #Doha #Qatar #Aspirezone #Ramadan #رمضان #رمضان_كريم
Posted by Grand Heritage Doha Hotel and Spa on Wednesday, July 8, 2015

  Some old memories  about  wonderful antique style cafes came to my mind  ! I must have been spoiled  in my homeland .

Ebéd utáni kávém.
Posted by Gábor Korom on Wednesday, January 8, 2014

 I still wonder  where is the place in Doha  suitable for two ladies to have high tea now and  then .

Hamad International Airport is the sixth best airport in the world"

"Hamad International Airport is the sixth best airport in the world"Hamad International Airport occupied the sixth...
Posted by Hamad International Airport on Saturday, September 5, 2015

This summer was the first time I travelled via HIA - yes it was big = I had to walk too much and though I arrived early at the airport I had no time for shopping in the duty free after taking breakfast in an expensive cafe! I missed the old airport ! I did not have much time either to explore now  though I arrived 3 hours before the departure time and it was not crowdy at all !

 as somebody wrote on a facebook page "The old airport was ugly, small and extremely efficient. Hamad is beautiful, vast and completely inefficient. As a frequent traveller, give me efficient any day."

 What about you ? Have you ever travelled via HIA ?

first batch of the QF Tram System

نشعر بالحماس لوصول أول شحنة من عربات نظام ترام مؤسسة قطر إلى الدوحة والذي يُعتبر خطوة رائدة نحو جعل المدينة التعليمية مد...
Posted by What's Goin On Qatar on Monday, August 31, 2015

Syrian refugees refuse to leave the train at the Hungarian Camp

On September 3, in the morning refugees stormed a train at Keleti Railways station, since it was believed that they can travel to Germany on that train .The locomotive of Pan-European Picnic was decorated for the 25th- anniversary of the event and even there was  a German flag painted on the track .
In fact -  due  to the lack of  proper information - no one knew exactly where the train would go . Since Gyor - Sopron  was written on the track, many people believed that they were being taken close to the Austrian border, but  the most steadfastly believed  that Germany will be the final destination. Finally the train stopped at Bicske refugee camp .Just 40 km off Budapest .  The refugees felt they were duped and refused to leave the train / they do not trust the Hungarian police  and they were waiving their tickets they had bought to go to Germany .During the hours of  long wait several children became ill from the heat and fatigue - a man  was close to faint  due to lack of insulin- a woman  suddenly wanted to throw herself in front of the arriving train .

  It is  a real "war of nerves" and a total stalemate .From the second half of the afternoon, they had not accepted  food and drink. They do not want to go to camp. Their sole goal is to get to Germany.

A cute Syrian toddler at Keleti Railway station

Around 3 thousand Syrian refugees are waiting for the trains to take them to Germany ,Keleti Railways station , Budapest , Hungary .Trains are not going to Western Europe at all !
The frustrated people left without information during the day , they are supposed to register and wait in a camp for further action .Many of them bought tickets and spent all their money on the tickets then not allowed to travel .

Arab students in Germany

An interesting documentary on three Arab students who went to study to Germany . Language problems ,cultural differences .Their fears and the truth .

beautiful tree in doha - posters and Canvas Prints by almawad

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Ceiling of Shopping Center collapsed in Doha - 18 injured

It happened in Ramez Shopping Center . A part of the ceiling collapsed leaving 18 people injured .  The building on the Salwa road was an old one . Some others shops were forced to shut down as electricity was cut in the area .

 This is not the first ceiling collapse in shopping centres in Qatar . As far as I remember in the last decade there was a false- ceiling collapse in the Landmark  and in the City Center as well . These were new buildings  and the quality of the  work  must have been poor . This is the first time I hear about old building collapse in Doha .

 Similar accident happened in Doha  in 2015  when a baby was hurt  .

 Here is the Ministry of Interior's tweet about the accident

partial collapse of the roof inside a supermarket on Salwa Road, today. Civil Defense evacuated store without serious injury or death.

— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) August 29, 2015

summer festival 2015 - my experience

 After  Summer Festival 2014  when  there was a great Fun City set up in  Doha Exhibition Center I visited the facility with great expectations .Last year theme was winter - slides and snow villages , ski lessons and many more original and memorable  games . Like the school of acrobats where kids learnt about  the art of jumping from real acrobats - they were allowed to swing on the trapeze  and juggle with balls .. Well , this year there was the old ,tired ,boring games  . Nothing original . NO theme .Just very loud music , flashing lights and minimum 15 year old rides .It was rather sad , not fun at all . My kids played a bit on the inflatable slides - then  a session on the trampoline ... they were watching these " skill games "  where one has to throw a ring or a ball into a bucket or bottle neck... sadly ,they looked like a daytime robbery rather than fun games  - we were watching them for about 20 minutes and nobody managed to do them ... All in all - the fun city was a step back  compared to last year . Is it only me who thinks that our kids deserve more ?

Entertainment City Programs today

جدول عروضنا لليوم في المدينة الترفيهية. #مهرجان_صيف_قطرOur events at the Entertainment City today. #QSF2015
Posted by Qatar Summer Festival on Thursday, August 27, 2015

Entertainment City = Doha Exhibition Centre=family fun destination = inflatable rides, soft play games, and skill and video games +‘Mini Trade Fair’ f0r shopping + stage with live performances with a new show every week

Travelling to Georgia without visa

 Good news for the Qatari residents and Qatari nationals  that Georgia  does not require  visa anymore  .
 Why Georgia ?  You  can find  the answer here .

Typical Georgian salad with walnut sauce... And what is your favorite one?Типовий грузинський салат з горіховим соусом...
Posted by Georgia and Travel on Monday, July 27, 2015

camels of souq waqif

the camels of souq waqif no 2 canvas print by almawad
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