We joined in on the celebrations with a big day yesterday. We started by going out to celebrate our anniversary with an Eid Brunch - Buffet. So many delicious choices and excellent desserts. Maëlle and Neko of course loved that there was a kid's area with a bouncy house, slide and kid's buffet. I think Maëlle basically only ate doughnuts and marshmallows the whole afternoon. There was another 3 year old girl there so together we closed the place down!
We then decided to check out the Souq, traditional old style marketplace. It was very hot at 4pm but most of it is shaded. We got to see our first camels! And the kids loved all the other animals you can find there: every variety of bird, parrots, bunnies, kittens, fish, turtles. They had a giant bouncy world set up for Eid but it wasn't open yet, and just too hot.
Back to the car sweaty and hot. We took a long drive to let the girls nap and headed out of town to check out a family beach about 20 minutes north of Doha in Simaisma. Looks like a fun option with facilities and two giant playgrounds. There were actually lots of people wading out in the water. By 5:30pm the sun is starting to go down and a better time to be out at the beach.
We then headed back into Doha to an area called Katara for their nightly fireworks during the week of Eid. We got there early which was a little like torture because it was SO hot still even though the sun was down. We watched from the cool amphitheatre there which is styled like a roman coliseum.
Can't really tell but we are so sweaty in this photo!
Enjoyed a neat synchronized water fountain and laser light show and then the fireworks. When we got back to the car it was 9pm and 39 degrees! Lesson learnt, keep a change of clothes in the car ;)
Isn't that the strangest sensation when it doesn't cool at night? I distinctly remember having dinner outside one evening at a Gulf-side restaurant when the wind picked it up and it felt like someone was holding a hot hair dryer to my face. Stay cool!
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