"Crack Tea"
We went out on the town last night to have a little fun. First, Mike and John took me out to Dukhan with the intent of going into Qatar Petroleum city to look around. Unfortunately, that didn't happen - no visitors without an escort. So we turned around, but not before we went to the beach next to QP city.
While at the beach, John proceeded to get the SUV stuck in the sand. Luckily, with a little bit of digging and by scavenging a large rock and piece of wood, he was able to get enough traction to get out. Pretty funny, regardless.
Then we met up with 8 other GUQ-ites and headed over to the souq. My main goal in going was to price some gifts for Martha. I ended up making a couple of purchases - the highlight being a nice blue hookah for me to take back to the US. It's very nice, and was relatively cheap - so I think it was worth it. It's one of the things I had on my list, and I am glad I got it. I also bought some shisha to take home as well.
After the souq it was on to a Lebanese restaurant for dinner. It was a very neat little building - it was designed to appear as if it was made with old clay brick-work. The food was good, especially my "Crack Tea." When we ordered our drinks and appetizers, we noticed this beverage called "Crack Tea" on the menu. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say I tried Crack Tea while in Doha, so I had some. It was pretty good, and a few hours later I was craving some more. The restaurant's ambiance was very good, it was very authentic and well set up. Unfortunately, other than the cheese rolls, I was not overly impressed with the food.
After the food it was shisha time. John, Maya, Sara, Kathryn and I stayed, and partook in some for a couple of hours. I had rose flavored this time - which I think it probably the most pleasant. The shisha was good, and after that we all went home, since we had to get up for work today.
All in all, a pretty good day. John and Mike are gone next week, so I plan on heading down to City Center Mall to get some more shopping done. I've also heard good things about the Doha Airport Duty Free, so I'll probably make some purchases there as well.
While at the beach, John proceeded to get the SUV stuck in the sand. Luckily, with a little bit of digging and by scavenging a large rock and piece of wood, he was able to get enough traction to get out. Pretty funny, regardless.
Then we met up with 8 other GUQ-ites and headed over to the souq. My main goal in going was to price some gifts for Martha. I ended up making a couple of purchases - the highlight being a nice blue hookah for me to take back to the US. It's very nice, and was relatively cheap - so I think it was worth it. It's one of the things I had on my list, and I am glad I got it. I also bought some shisha to take home as well.
After the souq it was on to a Lebanese restaurant for dinner. It was a very neat little building - it was designed to appear as if it was made with old clay brick-work. The food was good, especially my "Crack Tea." When we ordered our drinks and appetizers, we noticed this beverage called "Crack Tea" on the menu. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say I tried Crack Tea while in Doha, so I had some. It was pretty good, and a few hours later I was craving some more. The restaurant's ambiance was very good, it was very authentic and well set up. Unfortunately, other than the cheese rolls, I was not overly impressed with the food.
After the food it was shisha time. John, Maya, Sara, Kathryn and I stayed, and partook in some for a couple of hours. I had rose flavored this time - which I think it probably the most pleasant. The shisha was good, and after that we all went home, since we had to get up for work today.
All in all, a pretty good day. John and Mike are gone next week, so I plan on heading down to City Center Mall to get some more shopping done. I've also heard good things about the Doha Airport Duty Free, so I'll probably make some purchases there as well.