Arabian Adventure

January 29th, 2018

Monday January 29, 2018

I arrived in Doha, Qatar early this morning after two seven hour flights with an hour stopover in London. I cleared customs, obtained a tourist visa, found an ATM to exchange dollars to Riyals, and caught a taxi. So, when I arrived at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, I was very tired but excited.  I had arrived in the “Richest Country in the World!”

I slept for a few hours but was awakened at two o’clock by housekeeping who wanted to clean the room. Afterwards, I showered, dressed and went down to explore the hotel and take pictures.

The hotel is huge:4 restaurants (Italian, Thai, American, & Turkish) and 2 bars, several pools, lovely gardens, and a private beach. There are also “villas” on the property for families. I took the photo below in the American restaurant named the Santa Monica Breakfast Club.

Everyone I met today in Doha was friendly and helpful. They’re hard working young people (“ex-pats”) who came to Qatar to work and earn money. They were from everywhere: Tunisia, Tibilisi Georgia, Eritrea, Thailand, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc. etc.

I rested and relaxed at the Grand Hyatt today and planned to go into the city of Doha tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.  This was a great beginning of my Arabian Adventure.

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