Today, I spent the morning with the ladies from American Women's Association. We herded ourselves into vehicles and drove in convoy to three obscure, hard-to-find, but must-see places for ex-pats in Doha. The first stop was the Oriental Carpet Company which felt like stepping into Aladdin's Cave - beautiful carpets everywhere; all sizes and all types: silk and wool in the most intricate designs and fabulous colours, delicate and fine. Just unimaginable artistry. Brushing my hands over the weave was like stroking satin. Too many to choose from and I will have to go back to stand in awe of them once again. However, that wasn't all - there was silverwork, cushions, cloths, quilts, jewellry, and hand wrought lamps, jewellry boxes and candle holders. "I will be back".
Next on our
list was Ghassan's, most notably recognized by the solid iron green doors, as there certainly was no sign to be seen. Pushing our way in, we came upon another veritable treasure chest of wooden furniture, and interesting artifacts hidden in dark and wondrous corners of a maze of a house.
Last stop was Al Rawnaq's - the smorgasbord of dollar stores where anything can be bought (except not for a dollar) - it will certainly come in useful as we try to stock our ex-pat kitchen.
We landed back at our meeting point at the Dairy Queen at Ramada signal where we were all disappointed to discover that there was no ice cream to be had in any shape or form. Unfortunately, this is not an unusual refrain in Doha, as just about everything is imported and often out of stock...so when you see something from home you grab and run, as it may not be there next time, and who knows when you will see it again.
Next on our
list was Ghassan's, most notably recognized by the solid iron green doors, as there certainly was no sign to be seen. Pushing our way in, we came upon another veritable treasure chest of wooden furniture, and interesting artifacts hidden in dark and wondrous corners of a maze of a house.Last stop was Al Rawnaq's - the smorgasbord of dollar stores where anything can be bought (except not for a dollar) - it will certainly come in useful as we try to stock our ex-pat kitchen.
We landed back at our meeting point at the Dairy Queen at Ramada signal where we were all disappointed to discover that there was no ice cream to be had in any shape or form. Unfortunately, this is not an unusual refrain in Doha, as just about everything is imported and often out of stock...so when you see something from home you grab and run, as it may not be there next time, and who knows when you will see it again.
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