May 30th...9pm...

...and still 40 degrees outside!

Canadian Accredited Hospital

It's a good thing the hospital close to our house has an accreditation from Canada...whatever that means! Perhaps they should consult a Canadian for proper English grammar ;)

Feeling sorry...

...for people having to travel like this. 5 grown men squished into a very small truck, sitting in 45 degree traffic with the windows down - so I'm guessing no air conditioning. I don't even want to imagine the smell inside that truck ;)

I hate seeing the big (school type) buses transporting workers with no air conditioning. Just cruel in this heat.

Hello Camels

We traded driving past cows everyday back in Lake Country to seeing camels! Very close to Maelle's school is a camel market. Often when I pick her up the girls ask to drive by the camels to say hi! Amazing to live where we can actually do that everyday.

Mango Mania!

The current promotion at the Lulu Hypermarket is Mango Mania. I had no idea there were so many different types of mangos. Imagine a full length grocery isle in say Safeway with both sides filled with different types of mangos...plus one additional half isle! 

Life in Doha

In sorting through my photos I realized that I've taken quite a few photos of things that reflect life in Doha, or perhaps how life here is actually quite different than that in Canada. Here are a few to share.

Sitting in traffic the other day, I looked beside me to see this car...although it already doesn't look out of place to me i realized it was just something you would rarely ever see back home.

A hired car service, with a hired maid inside, paid to pick up a child from school...with a child in no seatbelt. 

Pricey Kids!

For the most part things are comparable in price here. The one thing I find frustrating that is not is children's items and toys. Often toys are about 3 times more here. For example our Elefun game was maybe $15-20 at home, here I saw it for $60!

Saw this back pack at the Wal-Mart type equivilant and couldn't believe the price. Pretty sure this wouldn't cost $50 back home.

So needless to say Grandma and Grandpa have been given a shopping list to bring us some things next week. So excited for their visit!

"Mommy I want to see a Goat"!

On the road today we stopped behind a truck with a very hairy goat. Neko was very excited to see him. This is a common sight here. Still yet to see a camel in the back of a pick-up tho.

The next time we got in the car to drive all Neko could say was "Mommy I want to see a goat. I want to see a goat"! Heehee.

Do you notice something different about these Princesses?

A Disney Live show is coming to Doha this month and I just noticed these modest Princesses on the advertisement!

No sitting in the Park!

Not a sign you see everyday in a public park!

Pretty sure something got lost in translation with this sign. Here are some park rule violators!

Funny looking trees.

Having some fun in Aspire Park.

Panoramic of our pool.

We feel so lucky to have found such a great compound to live in. We love all the trees and greenery and this awesome pool!

Day at the Museum of Islamic Art and MIA Park

The Museum of Islamic Art

Museum of Islamic Art Park

End of the Corniche Café

Panoramic looking out on West Bay

Exploring Doha with Nana and Papa

We are very fortunate to have Doug's parents here for Christmas this year. Here are some photos from our sight seeing yesterday - Christmas Eve in Doha!

Checking out the views of West Bay from the Corniche

Next stop the St. Regis Hotel to see their giant Christmas tree and life size real gingerbread house.

Then we visited Katara, a cultural village of restaurants and art and music venues.

Our last stop was at the open air fruit and vegetable market to pick up our Christmas dinner veggies and breakfast fruits.