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The Kingdom of Bahrain through the eyes of 1 Mom
By bigpumpkin | January 5, 2007
1. The only public form of transport is expensive taxi. A 5 kilometre journey costs RM50.
2. There are no pedestrian pavements and even if there were, I wouldn’t be caught dead walking on them with maniacal drivers on the loose.
3. Apartments are costly and it doesn’t get any cheaper the further out you go. You can either afford it, or not.
4. Food is very expensive. But so are the portions – an order of chicken bryani rice costs RM50 but with it came 5 fistfuls of chicken (my fists) and 4 metric cups of heavily spiced rice that could have fed me for a week.
5. The views are like what you see in brochures of Dubai – lots of clear blue skies, clear turquoise seas & clear glass on every building.
6. There is nothing for kids entertainment during the winter apart from shopping mall amusement parks and summer only starts in April.
7. Bahraini women are covered from head to toe but carry luxurious designer handbags and shoes.
8. Bahraini men are decked in long white robes and what resembles table cloth on their heads.
9. The temperature is January was 5-10 degrees Celsius, with this year being their coldest winter ever.
10. Everyone speaks superb English.
11. There is a huge population of Filipinos & India Indians in Bahrain working in the services industry.
12. Most people in Bahrain are men. The women are usually at the shopping malls. Only.
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January 8th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Hey we been wondering how u r doing! So jelouslah as u get to travel there. Anyway hope u have a wonderful time!