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Bahrain

Bahrain is a small Island Arab Monarchy in the Persian Gulf. Located between Saudi Arabia by a bridge and Qatar

Entrance to the Market place

Manama is the Capital city. This is the entrance to the Market place

Narrow streets in the Souk

Typical shopping in local streets

If you need it you can find it here for locals

Narrow city blocks are markets for everyday goods

Vendor selling his wares

From Old World lighting to New World design lighting

Another entrance from the street

Jim with 2 new friends

Laura our Middle East guide ordering dinner for the group

Families out for dinner in the Market area

Dinner for our group in the Old Market area

Men enjoying food and tea in an open market restaurant

Khaboos is a flat bread in Bahrain Arabian - Persian Flatbread

Kaboos is kneaded, rolled flat and cooked in a clay oven

Night time in Manama

Many Saudi men come to Manama in the evening. They come for alcohol and good times

Local ATM at night. A busy place to get local money

Street view Al Faith Grand Mosque

Main entrance Al Faith Grand Mosque

Another view of Al Faith Grand Mosque

Inside the Grand Mosque men must wear long pants. Ladies must be covered from head to feet.

Exterior at the entrance of the Grand Mosque

City surrounding The Grand Mosque

Looking straight up at the Tower of The Grand Mosque

View of new suspension bridge

Visiting a Sweet Shop in Manama

Everything is hand made

Local guide showing some of the varieties of candy

Variety pack

Street view of more Sweet Shops

Perfumes and ladies iterms

Husband and wife out driving

Entrance into an area built from dredging from the bottom of the ocean

Reclaiming sand from the ocean floor. Investments by Saudi Arabia

All the projects are stopped due to the fall in oil prices

All built on reclaimed sand from the ocean

International Airport control tower

New Skyscrapers

New Condos

New Skyline

New Shopping Mall

You can find every store here and more from around the world

All the employees are Ex Pats working on cotracts from other countries

Restaurant employees are mainly Philippine Ex Pats

New Skyscrapers everywhere

King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa

Bahrain World Trade Center Building

New Wyndham Hotel

Hotel Bahrain Bay - Four Seasons Hotel

Bahrain National Museum

The Museum traces the archaeological development of the region. Traced through sculpture and ceramics, reconstructed burial mounds, calligraphy and Korans, the different periods of Bahrain's history

Bridal Jewelry worn centuries ago

Bahrain National Theater. Incredibly designed modern building built literally on the bay. Spectacular!

View from the hotel room at the Ramada with the new in the background and old in the foreground

Cricket player in the morning on a dirt lot

Bee design made of metal outside of Manama

Bahrain Fort - First settled in early 2800 BC and subsequently been overlaid by numerous settlements. Last build was in early 16th century

Old and the new City in the rear of the photo

Settlement town closeby

Entrance to Fort

Inside the Fort

Entrance to the world

Early Dilmun Period

A'ali Buria Burial Mounds unmarked

My new friend. A smiling Camel

Hello Big Boy... Going my way?

Saudi Arabia Causeway. Built by Saudi Arabia to link with the Island of Bahrain

The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia border

At the Saudi Arabia and Bahrain border crossing is a Mosque and a McDonalds. Go figure.

Saudi Arabia frontier crossing leaving the country. Looking into Saudi Arabia. There is a reason for all those fans at the crossing. Can you imagine working outside in the hot summer at the border crossing with a 125 plus degree temperature?

Saudi Causeway from a distance

Men coming from evening prayer. Women pray at home or in a separate facility

Look at the red liquid in front of the building

My new friend at the Ramada Palace, Manama, Bahrain

Checkout that mustach

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